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English
Italian Cycling Dictionary
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alloy.......................
lega*
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aluminum...............
aluminio
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arm warmers...........
manicotti
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axle........................
perno
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bolt........................
bullone
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bearings.................
cuscinetti
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brake(s).................
freno(i)
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brake
lever.............. leve freno
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bottom bracket........
movimento centrale
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cable...................... cavo
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carbon fiber............. carbonio
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chain...................... catena
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chainring.......... corona
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chainstays. foderi bassi/orizzontali
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computer... computerino
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CO2 cartridge... bomboletta
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crank. pedivella
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crankset.... guarnitura
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derailleur, front.
cambio
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derailleur, rear..
deragliatore
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down tube. tubo
obliquo
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dropout.....
forcellino
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fork... forcella
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freewheel.. ruota libera
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gloves...... guanti
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handlebar. manubrio,
curva
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handlebar tape. nastro
manubrio
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headset.... serie
sterzo
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head tube. tubo sterzo
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helmet...... casco,
caschetto
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hub... mozzo
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jacket.. giubbino
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jersey ..maglia
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leg warmers.....
gambali
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nipples (of spokes)..
nippli
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pedal(s)... pedale(i)
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pump.. pompa
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pump, mini...... pompetta
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rim.... cerchio
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saddle...... sella
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shoes scarpe
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seat pack.. borsetta
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seat post...
reggisella, canotto
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seat tube.. tubo sella
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seat stays. foderi
alti
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shift lever. leve
cambio
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shorts ..pantaloncini
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skewer...... bloccaggio
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spoke(s)... raggio, raggi
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sprocket.... pignone
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steel.. acciaio
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stem.. attacco, pipa
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sunglasses occhiali da sole
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tights. calzamaglia
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tire (clincher).... copertone
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tire (tubular)..... tubulare
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titanium.... titanio
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tread (of a tire).
battistrada
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tube (for tire).... camera d
'
aria
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vest... gilet
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water bottle......
boraccia
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water bottle
cage...... portaboraccia
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wheel. ruota
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Italian
Cycling Words and Expressions
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alè! go! (like the
French word allez)
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alla ruota...... on
the wheel
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arrivo..... finish
line
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battistrada(e) pace setter(s)
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cotto...... cooked
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dai! go! (sounds like
"die!")
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crisi di fame... hunger crisis (bonk)
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discesa.. descent;
discesa pericolosa, a sign often seen on granfondo courses, means
"dangerous descent"
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dura; dura!.... hard
(as in a hard climb); hang in there! keep going!
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forza...... go!
(literally force, strength)
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fuga...... breakaway;
andare in fuga is to go on a breakaway
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gruppo... peloton
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nella scia in the wake
(slipstream)
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partenza start
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pendenza......
gradient (of a climb), expressed in per cent
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ristoro..... feeding
area...always found at granfondos and races
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salita..... a climb
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scatto.... jump, spurt
(also means "click" -- a scatto is indexed shifting).
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Scattante. possessing
quick acceleration (used to describe a rider, bike, or wheel)
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sotto!..... get on a
wheel!
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strada.... road...a strada sterrata is an unpaved
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squadra.. team
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su!.. get up there!
(as in to bridge a gap)
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tirare, tira!...... to
pull, pull! (command)
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tornante..
hairpin curve...often numbered: Tornante 12º is the 12th hairpin of the
climb
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traguardo..... finish
line
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