wheelsuck
English
Etymology
wheel + suck
Verb
wheelsuck (third-person singular simple present wheelsucks, present participle wheelsucking, simple past and past participle wheelsucked)
- (cycling) To sit on the rear wheel of others in a group or on another rider, enjoying the draft but not working.
- 2001, Andrew Albright, World Championships (was Re: What is John Eustice cycling backround? [sic] on newsgroup rec.bicycles.racing)
- Here we have several World Championships every week. There is 'Hill Worlds', and then some other ones. What happens a lot of time[sic] is that only a few people who race show up, and you can have your way with the majority of Freds who do the ride (Hill Worlds is fun because people can't wheelsuck).
- 2001, Andrew Albright, World Championships (was Re: What is John Eustice cycling backround? [sic] on newsgroup rec.bicycles.racing)
Synonyms
- sit in the wheels
- slipstream