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Italian Cycling Terms (1)
Italian Cycling Terms (2)French Terms...
CLM (CLMPE "contre-le-montre-par-équipes" for "team time trial") (TTT)
C.L.M.: French abbreviation for contre-la-montre or time trial (TT) or (ITT)
"Meilleure Grimpeuse" (Best climber) or MG = QOM ("Meilleur Grimpeur" = KOM)
Jeunes or Espoirs - Under 23 (U23) A category of competitive cycling for riders aged 19–22.
JS = juniors-seniors (17-18)
MC = minimes-cadettes (13-16)
Contre la montre - Against the watch (TT)
Points chauds means sprints
Grimpeurs means climbers
Epreuves means time trial
Montagne means Mountains
Gagne means to win
Repêchages - second chance heats
Annulée - Canceled
Jeux - Games
Piste - Track
Equipes - teams
Vitesse - match sprint
Ligne - line
En Ligne - Route, or Road Course, road race, but not a circuit, not a TT.
Course de cote - uphill course, race of mountains only
VTT: mountain bike, means vélo tout terrain
Etrangères means Foreign
DS - Director Sportif
HD - Hors Delai or Outside the time limit.
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNS - Did Not Start
DNP - Did Not ParticipateUCI Abbreviations
CM = World Championships
ProT = ProTour
GT = Grand Tour
CDM = World Cup
CN = National Championships
CR = Regional Championships
CC = Continental Championships
CMM = World Masters Championships
JC = Continental Games
JR = Regional Games
NE = National Event (No UCI points)
MP = Men ProTour
ME = Men Elite
WE = Women Elite
MU = Under 23 Men
MJ = Junior Men
WJ = Junior Women