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What Is Raleigh Criterium?
To better answer this question, let us first make note of a popular series of criteriums for just one moment— the Intelligentsia Cup. What is the Intellisgentsia Cup? Well, technically it's 10 races in 10 days with tight corners + high speed + a party atmosphere BUT an Intelligencer mind you ...
Intelligencer
An 'intelligencer' is a spy.
As Found in the Name of: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a news publication.
An intelligencer can be a newspaper or news reporter. Originally, however, the word referred to someone who worked gathering field intelligence of a confidential sort—that is, a spy. Both the "reporter" and "spy" senses date to the 16th century, and the word's use in newspapers dates almost as far back as well.
Omnium
You think you know what an Omnium is? Basically, more than one race rolled into a bigger points race, yeah? Well here's the top definitions from Merriam-Webster:
- A miscellaneous collection (as of things or persons)
- The total of the different stocks and other items formerly offered by the British government for the capital subscribed in funding a loan or for a unit of subscribed capital
Criterium
Even Merriam-Webster #NailedIt
- A bicycle race of a specified number of laps on a closed course over public roads closed to normal traffic
Criterion
The Criterion was a quarterly British literary journal published from 1922 to 1939. The Criterion Collection is "dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in various physical editions in the highest technical quality, with supplemental features that enhance the appreciation of the art of film." However, according to Merriam-Webster, Criterion is defined as:
- A standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
- A characterizing mark or trait
Raleigh Criterium
A road bike no longer in production from a copmany who's last known factory was shut down in 2013.
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