follow a wheel

verb

To match the pace of riders who are setting the tempo.

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Meanings

verbfollow a wheel (third-person singular simple present follows a wheel, present participle following a wheel, simple past and past participle followed a wheel)

present singular third person follows a wheel · participle present following a wheel · participle past followed a wheel · past followed a wheel

  1. cyclingTo match the pace of riders who are setting the tempo.

    He didn't know how to follow a wheel.

    2013, Herbie Sykes, Maglia Rosa 2nd Edition: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro D'Italia
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    But beware if you don't master the group-riding skills: if you are afraid to follow a wheel, or when you are not completely stable.

    2015, Suze Clemitson, Ride the Revolution: The Inside Stories from Women in Cycling
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