French word

rouleur

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁulœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounflat-road rider

Example

Le rouleur contrôle le peloton sur le plat.

The flat-road rider controls the peloton on flat roads.

Illustration for rouleur (flat-road rider)

More examples

Le rouleur a gagné l'étape plate.

The flat-stage rider won the flat stage.

Core concept

A powerful road rider who turns sustained flat-road effort into a steady pull for the group.

Similar words

cycliste: Someone who rides a bicycle for sport or transport.
grimpeur: A cyclist known for climbing hills and mountains quickly.
sprinteur: A cyclist who wins races with a very fast final burst.
baroudeur: A cyclist who attacks early and seeks victory alone or in a small breakaway group.

Definition in French

Un rouleur désigne un coureur efficace sur le plat, capable de soutenir de longs efforts et utile dans les contre-la-montre et les phases de contrôle du peloton.

Word origin

Rouleur derives from rouler, 'to roll or ride', with the agent suffix -eur; rouler developed through Old French from Latin rotulare, related to rota, 'wheel'.

Usage tips

  • Rouleur is a masculine noun, so the standard forms are un rouleur and, for a woman, une rouleuse.

Related words

  • roulerrollverb
  • roulantrollingadjective
  • roulementrotationnoun

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