Sentence examples for support rider from inspiring English sources

Wiggins was considered a support rider.

Could he actually be a support rider, that self-sacrificing team player the Franco-centric cycling world calls a domestique?

Armstrong never caught Contador or the Schlecks, but he had done his job as Contador's support rider.

But Landis, who was an important support rider for Armstrong, is now saying the greatest team in modern cycling systematically doped.

The Australian, formerly a support rider on Contador's old Saxo Bank squad, captured Paris-Nice in March and finished second in the Dauphiné.

Porte's two Tour de France experiences have been as a key support rider: he helped Contador in 2011 and labored quietly for Wiggins in the mountains last July.

She said one model can support riders weighing as much as 550 pounds.

Two of Froome's key support riders, Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas, extended their deals mid-season.

Steve Cummings and Geraint Thomas, two of his support riders at the weekend, rode strongly all week.

Cycling demands support riders, each assigned to specific roles, to toil in service of the leader.

"What I do see is that this international group will slowly become the support riders on this team.