follow a wheel

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follow a wheel (third-person singular simple present follows a wheel, present participle following a wheel, simple past and past participle followed a wheel)

1. (cycling) To match the pace of riders who are setting the tempo.
   • 2013, Herbie Sykes, Maglia Rosa 2nd Edition: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro D'Italia:

     He didn't know how to follow a wheel.

   • 2015, Suze Clemitson, Ride the Revolution: The Inside Stories from Women in Cycling:

     But beware if you don't master the group-riding skills: if you are afraid to follow a wheel, or when you are not completely stable.