What does a domestique do? And how do you spell peloton? Our guide to cycling jargon answers these questions and more in our Tour de France glossary.
Autobus - Also known simply as 'the bus', this is the group of riders at the back of the race in the mountain stages. The bus mostly consists of sprinters and other non-climbers, and the aim is simply to finish within the day's time limit.
Bidon - French for water bottle.
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Breakaway - A rider or group of riders who have a lead over the main bunch during a stage.
Bonking - A rider who has completely run out of glycogen, the carbohydrate that fuels the muscles, is said to have bonked.
Bunch sprint - The mass dash for the line at the end of a stage when the whole race is still together. Despite the name, a bunch sprint isn't contested by the whole field - the riders at the front are the specialist sprinters and their lead-out men.
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