peleton

plural peletons

1. obsoleterareA small pellet or ball.First known use 18ᵗʰ Century

   […] who continu'd still to pelter him with Heaps and Clouds of those Historical Balls or Librarian Bullets, or Pelotes or Peletons; […]

   1716, Miles Davies, “Of Medals, and Writings and Writers thereupon.”, in Athenæ Britannicæ: or, A critical history of the Oxford and Cambrige writers and writings, page 93

2. misspellingMisspelling of peloton.First known use current

   It is a tribute to the past of bicycle racing and is full of antique equipment, faded photographs and videos of sprints and peletons past.

   2009 January 18, Christopher Clarey, “Armstrong Returns to Riding With a Purpose”, in New York Times