bent
n.— «The Union Cycliste Internationale, the governing body of international racing, banned recumbents after a ’bent rider began winning professional road races and shattering records in the early 1930s.» —by Ben Hewitt Bicycling Magazine’s Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills Jan. 15, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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