Use French to Talk About the Tour de France

Utilize French to Talk About the Tour de France Regardless of whether you love cycling or simply watching rivalries like the Tour de France, youll need to become familiar with some French cycling phrasing. Here are the top French cycling-related things, action words, and colloquial articulations. Basic Tour Terms le cyclisme:â cycling, biking Le Tour de France:â the Tour de France (actually, voyage through France)Note that tourâ is one of those French things with two genders. Le tourâ means the tour. La visit implies the pinnacle. Utilizing an inappropriate sex, for this situation, could create turmoil. La Grande Boucle: The Big Loop (French epithet for the Tour de France) Vive la France! :Go France! Yay France! Yippee for France (roughly)â Individuals and Riders un autobus: a gathering that rides together to complete inside the time allottedun commissaire:â referee who goes via carun coureur:â rider, cyclistun cycliste:â rider, cyclistun directeur sportif:â managerun domestique:â support riderun à ©chappã ©:â breakawayune à ©quipe:â teamun grimpeur:â climberun grupeto:â same as autobusun peloton:â pack, bunchun poursuivant:â chaserun rouleur:â smooth and consistent riderun soigneur:â riders assistantun sprinteur:â sprinterla tã ªte de course:â leader Cycling Styles  bloc:â riding full scale, as firm as possiblela rhythm: accelerating rhythmchasse patate:â riding between two gatherings (actually, potato hunt)la danseuse:â standing up Gear un bidon:â water bottleun casque:â helmetune crevaison:â flat, punctureun dossard:â number on riders uniformun maillot:â jerseyune musette:â feed bagun pneu:â tireun pneu crevã ©:â flat tireune roue:â wheelun vã ©lo de course:â racing bikeune voiture balai:â broom wagon Tracks and Courses une borne kilomã ©trique:â milestone (truly, a kilometer marker)un col:â mountain passune cã'te:â hill, slopeune course:â raceune course standard à ©tapes:â stage raceune descente:â downward slopeune à ©tape:â stage, legla flamme rouge:â red marker at one kilometer from finishhors catã ©gorie:â beyond characterization (very difficult)une montagne:â mountainune montã ©e:â upward slopeun parcours:â route, courseune plaine:â plains, level landune piste:â trackune route:â road Standings and Scoring la bonification:â bonus pointsune chute:â fall, crashle classement:â standingscontre la montre:â time trialla lanterne rouge:â last riderle maillot pois:â polka spot shirt (worn by best climber)le maillot blanc:â white pullover (worn by the best rider under 25)le maillot jaune:â yellow pullover (worn by the general leader)le maillot vert:â green pullover (worn by focuses pioneer/best runner) Cycling Verbs accã ©lã ©rer:â to acceleratesaccrocher : to stick, hold tight toattaquer:â to assault, chargeâ aheadchanger dallure:â to change pacechanger de vitesse:â to move gearscourir:â to ridedã ©passer:â to overtakedã ©raper:â to slip, slides à ©chapper:â to break awaygrimper:â to climbprendre la tã ªte:â â to take the leadralentir: to slow downrouler:â â to ride