I'm sure there's a bike racing term for it but apparently they made sure she crashed and burned at every opportunity.The term is "flicking," derived from the German fichen which is cognate with the aristocratic Anglo-Saxon f-word. In the peloton, an etiquette prevails. Unmannerly newcomers discover that the pros have myriad little ways to annoy and delay them.
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07/08/2005 11:45:13 AM PDT by
TomSmedley
(Calvinist, optimist, home schooling dad, exuberant husband, technical writer)
Ah, thanks, I figured there was a term for it. My only frame of reference was the kid getting whacked by the Italians in "Breaking Away" which is the image that came to mind when I was told about it.
Apparently there was a lot of flicking going on; like every time she got up and starting riding again.