Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held on paved roads.

Road races generally take place on public roads and can be point-to-point races or multiple circuits of a loop anywhere from 5 to 25 miles in length. During a road race, team members work together to gain an advantage over other riders, usually designating one person as its team leader.

• Rouleur (All-Rounder): These are riders who can serve any number of roles, but are especially useful as domestiques and ‘super domestiques’ or team captains
• Grimpeur (Climber): Fitting that classic image of a light, skinny rider with a sizeable power-to-weight ratio, these riders are freaks who can climb to the highest points in world cycling with speed and an unbelievable capacity to inhale thin air at high altitude.
• Puncheur (Puncher): These guys can really punch it out. They can ace a solo ride to victory through a challenging mix of rolling hills with sudden, steep ascents, and fast, often technical downhills.
• Sprinteurs (Sprinter): These guys have big, powerful legs and can kick it faster than any in the peloton.
• GC Riders: GC (general classification) riders are usually the team’s nominated lead rider who is thrown in the mix to win grand tours, because they can hold onto the climbers and punch away near a finish. This type of rider is often a bigger in height and weight then a climber.
• Time Triallists: These riders are superb going solo, in a skinsuit, with an aero helmet. Built for speed over a medium range with sufficient power to succeed on a flat and through climbs.
• Domestique (Servants): These are often junior riders who are assigned the protector role for the team’s lead rider. That means shielding the leader from the wind, being organized into formation to deliver on team strategy for the day and working to bridge gaps to breakaways to ensure their man is the mix.

In order to participate in cycling, a bicycle and a helmet is necessary. Additional accessories are gloves, and a cycling suit.

Legendary cyclist, Fausti Coppi, remembered for being a five-time Giro d'Italia winner and a two-time Tour de France winner. His greatness earned him the nickname "Il Campionissimo," meaning "Champion of Champions," in his native Italy.