The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cycling:
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the activity of using / riding bicycles, (at least partially) human-powered, wheeled vehicles (typically by foot pedalling), for purposes including transport, recreation, social interaction, exercise, sport, therapy, other purposes, or any combination thereof.
Persons engaged in cycling are called cyclists, bikers, or sometimes bicyclists.
They typically either dress for where they are going, or for the cycling, sometimes having another set of clothing with them, or arranged.
Apart from regular two-wheeled bicycles, cycling also includes riding unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles, balance bikes, and other similar human-powered wheeled vehicles (HPVs).
Some bicycles are sold with (electric) motors (e-bikes), or other motor assistance.
Cycling is practiced either solo on the vehicle, or with company, including passengers, riding in front, or sitting on the cycle's luggage carrier, or little children and/or pet animals in appropriate seats or such fixed to the bike, or occasionally actually riding with more than one person, cooperatively, on anything from a simple twin / tandem bicycle, to a multi-person party bike.
Cycling is most frequently practiced on-road, but also off-road, either mixed with other traffic, or on distinct cycle lanes, separate, segregated, cycle tracks, or for unattended young children, and in some countries also for adults, on the pedestrians' pavement.
What is cycling?
Cycling can be described as all of the following:
Exercise
Recreation
Sport
Commuting
Transportation
Cycling equipment
The first piece of equipment is a bicycle (see Outline of bicycles).
Some jurisdictions require these by law:
Bicycle helmet
Bicycle lighting
Bicycle lock
Bicycle bell
Bicycle horn
Used, but not always necessary:
Bicycle tools
Cycling clothing
Cycling gloves
Cycling jersey
Cycling shoe
Cycling shorts
Time trial cycling equipment
Cycling law and safety
Health impact
Detumescence and genital numbness
Health benefits of cycling
Ulnar tunnel syndrome
Types of cycling
Cycling sport
Bicycle racing
List of cycling races in Spain
List of cycling teams in Spain
Doping in cycling
List of doping cases in cycling
Lance Armstrong doping case
History of Lance Armstrong doping allegations – historic background
Floyd Landis doping case
Operación Puerto doping case
Operation Aderlass
Doping at the Tour de France
Festina affair, a doping scandal at the 1998 Tour
Doping at the 1998 Tour de France – other doping cases in that Tour
Doping at the 1999 Tour de France
Doping at the 2007 Tour de France
Track cycling
Summer Olympics
List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)
Cycling at the Summer Olympics
List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)
List of Olympic records in cycling
List of Olympic venues in cycling
Cycling infrastructure
Cycling infrastructure
Bike paths and trails
Bicycle sharing systems
Bicycle sharing system
Cycling by region
Cycling in the media
International Cycling Film Festival
List of films about bicycles and cycling
Cycling movements
Bike bus (Bike train) - Escorted group of cyclists in an urban environment for transportation safely, and often as student transport.
Critical Mass – cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world.
Cycling clubs and organisations
Cycling clubs
Cycling organisations
Critical Mass – cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world.
San Jose Bike Party
Warm Showers – a hospitality exchange service and organization for cycle travelers.