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crit

crit

1 9.9
A short bike race held on a small loop
  • noun
  • /krɪt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : criterium
  • The local cyclists gathered for the exciting crit held on a closed circuit downtown.
  • crit-race

And in first place is Beetle Crit.

Examples

  • Many participants enjoy the adrenaline rush of competing in a crit with tight turns and fast sprints.

  • Crit Nationals

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  • I ride on a prominent local team and race regularly, but I know of nobody on our team with asthma or who has used an inhaler before a crit.

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  • When I arrived, Theresa Clif Ryan was a few laps away from winning the women's National Crit Championship Series race, and the pro men were warming up for their 67-lap, 80 km jaunt.

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  • She trained hard for the upcoming crit to improve her cornering speed and stamina.

Synonyms

bike race
vscrit
5 1.7

A competition where people ride bicycles to see who is fastest

is specific to short courses under about five kilometres
bicycle race
vscrit
1 1.4

A competition where people ride bikes to finish first

is narrower applying only to very short circuit races
criterium
vscrit
  • Jargon
1 9.6

A short bicycle race that takes place on a closed city course

is the same event but named differently in other contexts

Compounds

crit care technique
  • Specialized
6.1

A special method nurses use in intensive care to treat very sick patients

crit session
  • Jargon
7.5

A meeting where people give feedback on creative work like art or design

lit crit
  • Informal
9.3

Study and discussion of books, poems, and plays

How Long

bike race
5 1.7
crit
  • Jargon
1 9.9
sprint
55 2.1

Surface Forms

crit singular
crits plural

Etymology

Crit is short for criterium, a French word for a short race run many times around a city loop. Think of a fast, short course you repeat again and again, which is why a crit means a short bicycle race.