How to Use peloton in a Sentence

peloton

noun

• He broke away from the peloton and sprinted into the lead.
• First, the peloton held a sit-down strike at the start of the stage.
  — Ian Landau, Outside Online, 15 July 2013
• But 2002 was the year the skies truly turned against the peloton.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2021
• Then when the peloton split, Aru was on the bad side of the split and lost 30 seconds.
  — Jada Yuan, Daily Intelligencer, 23 July 2017
• At this Tour, the peloton’s stars swear by the slushie machine.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 15 July 2022
• There’s a reason 90% of the peloton steers clear of the final sprint.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 5 July 2017
• Here’s our guide to the three main types of bikes raced by the pro peloton in this year’s Tour de France.
  — Andrew Diprose, WIRED, 19 July 2019
• And even more may join the peloton this year, nudged to their bikes and trikes by the rising cost of gas prices.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 May 2022
• The peloton came charging at the end but couldn't catch up with him ahead of the finish line.
  — USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
• My wife and daughter weren’t ready to go whizzing down Tuscan roads in a peloton.
  — Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 2 July 2019
• Fans cheered and waved the black-and-white striped Breton flag on the roadside as the peloton rolled through the country villages.
  — Joseph Wilson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018
• As a result of the crash, Roglic was sucked back into the peloton with his shorts ripped and with cuts and bruises on his legs.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Mar. 2021
• Even the word peloton refers to the main group of bicycle riders in a race, the ones who aren’t in the breakaway lead group or chase pack.
  — Devin Kelly, Longreads, 23 July 2021
• The peloton caught breakaway rider Alessandro de Marchi near the end of the stage as the course went through the southern city of Sevilla.
  — USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017
• Cameras set the viewer’s gaze squarely on the diehards, who’ve shed the peloton, and are farthest up the incline.
  — Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
• Forget sitting in, I was dropped and watching the peloton recede over the next hill.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Sep. 2022
• The rest of the riders allowed him to break from the peloton and ride a few moments by himself as the fans applauded.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2017
• Venus was the lead rider breaking the headwinds in the peloton, the rabbit pulling the runners behind her to world-record pace.
  — Fortune, 23 Aug. 2019
• The inquiry is about the prevalence of doping in today’s pro peloton.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2022
• As often when competitors ride by the sea, strong winds could play havoc with the peloton if the gusts pick up.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2019
• Firefighters have long been a part of the Tour de France caravan — the parade that winds through towns ahead of the peloton.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 23 July 2022
• Froome was near the front of the peloton when a Katusha rider ahead of him lost control coming around a sharp turn with about 30 20 miles to go.
  — Andrew Dampf, courant.com, 2 July 2017
• With lanes wide enough for two and sometimes even three bikes, riders are for the most part cordial and careful with nary a road hog in the peloton.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• At Kagosaka Pass, Kiesenhofer decided to take off, and the rest of the peloton forgot about her.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
• Just staying in the peloton and drafting would be a test of their sustained power and endurance.
  — Amy Webb, Wired, 16 Oct. 2020
• Schuurhuis will be in the same peloton as Tour de France champions and the winners of one-day classics.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
• But the crucial test will be the following day, when the peloton tackles a long, brutal stage that ends with a hard climb in Lake Tahoe.
  — sacbee, 16 May 2018
• In effect, the bull sperm used the same drafting technique as race-car drivers or bikers in a peloton.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
• The trio was eventually caught with 17 kilometers left, in the small Cote de Maron climb, leaving the spotlight on the fastest men of the peloton.
  — Samuel Petrequin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2019
• The stages range from: Flat (8 stages): While the route is not always flat, racers usually ride together in a large group called a peloton.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024