A team rider who will sacrifice his / her individual performance to help a designated team-mate.
The team rider in a long race who's responsible for getting food, water, and other from the support vehicle and distributing them to his teammates.
A rider who sacrifices his own performance for the good of the team, and in particular the team leader. A domestique's duties include fetching food and drink from the team car, chasing down breakaways, providing a slipstream for the team leader to ride in, generally sheltering the team leader from wind and inclement weather, or even giving his own bike to another team member if they have a mechanical problem. "Domestique" comes from the French word for servant.
Main article: cycling domestique A rider whose job it is to support and work for other riders in their team (literally "servant" in French).[ edit][ edit
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A team rider who will sacrifice individual performance to work for a designated teammate.
A rider who sacrifices any individual honors to the team leader who is in contention to win.
a racer who's role is to sacrifice individual results to work for the team leader.
A rider whose main job is to help the team leader win the day's stage, or the entire race. A domestique may pull the leader up to a breakaway, or pace them up a steep climb. If a team leader gets a flat, a domestique may even be called upon to give up their front or rear wheel and wait for the team mechanic, saving the leader precious seconds.
A team rider who will sacrifice his/her individual performance to help a designated teammate. Duties can include giving up one's bike for another rider, supplying refreshments to teammates, catching breakaway riders. French for "servant."