Outline of cycling

Updated on Jan 15, 2024

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cycling:

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists. Apart from ordinary two-wheeled bicycles, cycling also includes riding unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, and other similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs).

What type of thing is cycling?

Cycling can be described as all of the following:

Exercise

Recreation

Sport

Transport

Cycling equipment

Bicycle (see Outline of bicycles) –

Bicycle lock

Bicycle tools

Cycling clothes

Cycling glove

Cycling jersey

Cycling shoe

Cycling shorts

Time trial cycling equipment

Safety equipment

Bicycle lighting

Bicycle safety

Health impact

Bicycle face

Erectile dysfunction and genital numbness

Health benefits of cycling

Types of cycling

Bicycle commuting

Mountain biking

Road cycling

Utility cycling

Vehicular cycling

Freestyle BMX

Artistic cycling

Bicycle touring

Indoor cycling

Underwater cycling

Cycling sport

List of men's road bicycle races

List of women's road bicycle races

Cycling team

Cycling records

Cycling sprinter

Bicycle racing

List of cycling races in Spain

List of cycling teams in Spain

List of doping cases in cycling

Track cycling

List of cycling tracks and velodromes

List of Asian records in track cycling

List of European records in track cycling

List of Oceanian records in track cycling

List of Olympic Games records in track cycling

List of Panamerican records in track cycling

List of Universiade records in track cycling

List of World Championships records in track cycling

List of world records in track cycling

Summer Olympics

List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)

Cycling at the Summer Olympics

List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)

List of Olympic records in cycling

List of Olympic venues in cycling

History of cycling

History of cycling in Syracuse, New York

History of road cycling

2004 in men's road cycling

2004 in women's road cycling

2005 in men's road cycling

2005 in women's road cycling

2006 in women's road cycling

2007 in men's road cycling

2007 in women's road cycling

2008 in men's road cycling

2007 in women's road cycling

2009 in men's road cycling

2009 in women's road cycling

2010 in men's road cycling

2010 in women's road cycling

2011 in men's road cycling

2011 in women's road cycling

2012 in men's road cycling

2012 in women's road cycling

2013 in men's road cycling

2013 in women's road cycling

History of cycling at the Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 12 hour race

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's road race

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's time trial

Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 kilometres

Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/2 mile

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/3 mile

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/4 mile

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1 mile

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 25 miles

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 2 miles

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 5 miles

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 660 yards

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial

Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial

Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race

Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race

Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial

Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's time trial

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's time trial

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's points race

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's track time trial

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's points race

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's track time trial

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's points race

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race

History of cycling at the Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1951 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1955 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1959 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1963 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1967 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1971 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1975 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1979 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1983 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1987 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1991 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1995 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 1999 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Mountain Bike

Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Road Time Trial

Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's Road Race

Cycling at the 2007 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's BMX

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Keirin

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Omnium

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's cross-country

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's team sprint

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's BMX

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's Keirin

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's Omnium

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's cross-country

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's road time trial

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's team sprint

Other

Cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Cycling at the 1951 Asian Games

Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2002 Asian Games

Cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Cycling at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games

Cycling at the 2006 Asian Games

Cycling at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the 2007 All-Africa Games

Cycling at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1km time trial (LC 3–4)

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (CP 3)

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit (CP 4)

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial

Cycling at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

Cycling at the 2010 Asian Games

Cycling at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 km time trial

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's Keirin

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's Scratch

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's points race

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's team sprint

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 500 m time trial

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's Scratch

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's points race

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road time trial

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's team sprint

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 1 kilometre time trial

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's BMX 20 inches wheel

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's BMX 24 inches wheel

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's Keirin

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's Madison

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's Omnium

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's cross-country

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's points race

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's scratch race

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's sprint

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Men's team sprint

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 500 metres time trial

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's BMX 20 inches wheel

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's BMX 24 inches wheel

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's Keirin

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's cross-country

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's points race

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's road time trial

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's scratch race

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's sprint

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's team pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games – Women's team sprint

Cycling at the 2010 South Asian Games

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' BMX

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' cross country

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' road race

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' time trial

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Combined mixed team

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' BMX

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' cross country

Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' time trial

Cycling at the 2011 All-Africa Games

Cycling at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

Cycling at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

Cycling at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe

Cycling at the 2011 Island Games

Cycling at the 2011 Pan Arab Games

Cycling at the 2011 Parapan American Games

Cycling at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade

Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Women's road race

Cycling at the All-Africa Games

Cycling at the Asian Games

Cycling at the Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the Friendship Games

Cycling at the Summer Paralympics

Cycling by region

Cycling in Azerbaijan

Cycling in Australia

Cycling in New South Wales

Cycling in Sydney

Cycling in Victoria

Cycling in Melbourne

Cycling in Western Australia

Cycling in Perth

Cycling in Canada

Cycling in Toronto

Cycling in Denmark

Cycling in Copenhagen

Cycling in France

Cycling in Paris

Cycling in Germany

Cycling in Berlin

Cycling in Munich

Cycling in Hong Kong

Cycling in India

Cycling in Japan

Cycling in Malaysia

Cycling in Kuala Lumpur

Cycling in Malta

Cycling in Romania

Cycling in Bucharest

Cycling in the Netherlands

Cycling in Amsterdam

Cycling in New Zealand

Cycling in Auckland

Cycling in Spain

Cycling in United Kingdom

Cycling in Cardiff

Cycling in Leeds

Cycling in London

Cycling in Manchester

Cycling in United States

Cycling in California

Cycling in Los Angeles

Cycling in San Francisco

Cycling in Illinois

Cycling in Chicago

Cycling in Massachusetts

Cycling in Boston

Cycling in Michigan

Cycling in Detroit

Cycling in Minnesota

Cycling in Atlanta

Cycling in New York

Cycling in New York City

Cycling in Syracuse, New York

Cycling in Oregon

Cycling in Portland, Oregon

Cycling in the media

International Cycling Film Festival

List of films about bicycles and cycling

Cycling movements

Critical Mass – cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world.

Cycling clubs

Cycling club

Cycling organisations