Meanings
nouncyclocross (uncountable)
alternative cyclo-cross · alternative CX · alternative cyclo-X · alternative 'cross
- uncountablecycle racingA form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.
Roby was an old cyclocross champion from the ’40s, a rugged man built for traversing the bumps and ruts of off-road competition, but he had also ridden in the Tour for several years.
2009 July 15, George Vecsey, “Nod to the Past Stirs Memories of a Friend”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Catalan ciclocròs
- ciclocròsform of bicycle racing
Czech cyklokros
- cyklokrosform of bicycle racing
Dutch cyclocross
- cyclocrossform of bicycle racing
French cyclo-cross
- cyclo-crossform of bicycle racing
Italian ciclocross, ciclocrossismo
- ciclocrossform of bicycle racing
- ciclocrossismoform of bicycle racing
- ciclocampestreform of bicycle racing
- ciclopratismoform of bicycle racing
- velocrossform of bicycle racing
Slovak cyklokros
- cyklokrosform of bicycle racing
Spanish ciclocrós
- ciclocrósform of bicycle racing
Swedish cykelkross
- cykelkrossform of bicycle racing
Cite this entry
APA
cyclocross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclocross
MLA
“cyclocross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclocross. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclocross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclocross.
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