Meanings
present singular third person wheelsucks · participle present wheelsucking · participle past wheelsucked · past wheelsucked
- intransitivecyclingTo sit on the rear wheel of others in a group or on another rider, enjoying the draft but not working.
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Here we have several World Championships every week. There is 'Hill Worlds', and then some other ones. What happens a lot of time^([sic]) is that only a few people who race show up, and you can have your way with the majority of Freds who do the ride (Hill Worlds is fun because people can't wheelsuck).
2001, Andrew Albright, “World Championships (was Re: What is John Eustice cycling backround? ^([sic])”, in rec.bicycles.racing (Usenet)Synonyms: sit in the wheels, sit on someone's wheel, slipstream
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo sit on the rear wheel of others in a group or on another rider, enjoying the draft but not working.
Origin
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wheelsuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelsuck
“wheelsuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelsuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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