Race

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary · letter R
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1. A speed competition. Bicycle races take several forms:
   1. Bicycle Motocross (BMX) races.
   2. Cyclocross races.
   3. Mountain bike races. (downhill and cross-country)
   4. Road races.
   5. Track races. Races in any of these categories may take the form of mass-start events or time trials. Additionally, there are some special types of track races with different formats.
2. The part of a ball-bearing or roller-bearing assembly on which the balls or rollers roll. In the case of conventional bicycle bearings, the races take the form of a cup and matching cone.
   
   In cartridge bearings there is an inner and an outer race, usually both in the same plane as the balls.

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