How to Use peloton in a Sentence

peloton

noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • On Thursday, Dygert took Stage 1 by surprising the peloton with an attack on the second of two climbs.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Breakaway: One rider or a group of riders who have outdistanced the peloton.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023

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