The road racing language

1. Attack - An aggressive acceleration taken to open up a lead on other riders.
2. Blocking - Attempt to slow the progress of the pack in order to assist a breakaway group to create and secure a lead.
3. Blow up - To be unable to maintain a fast pace due to over exertion.
4. Break, or Breakaway - A rider or group of riders who sprint away from the pack.
5. Bridge, Bridge a Gap - An attempt to catch up with a breakaway.
6. Chaser - A rider who attempts to bridge a gap.
7. Drafting - Taking advantage of the slipsteam created by another rider by riding close to his rear wheels. Also called wheel sucking, sitting in and riding in tow.
8. Field Sprint - A mass sprint towards the finish line by the front of the pack.
9. Jam - A period of hard pedaling. Also called Hammering.
10. Jump - To accelerate rapidly, in a sprint.
11. Leadout - A tactic where one cyclist rides at his fastest pace to help his teammate in a tow. The second rider then jumps around the first rider at an even faster pace to sprint towards the finish line. Sort of like a catapult.
12. Mass start - A race which begins with all riders leaving the starting line in a group.
13. Motorpace - A training method where a rider rides behind a motor vehicle which breaks the wind.
14. Peleton - The main group of riders in a mass start race, also called bunch, group or pack.
15. Pull - To ride at the front of the group, to break the wind for the riders in the Peleton or Paceline.
16. Pull Off - To leave the front of the group so the next rider can take over.
17. Reel In - When the Peleton catches up with the Breakaway group.
18. Snap - To accelerate quickly.
19. Soft Pedal - to ride without apply pressure to the pedals.