[sahy-kloh-kraws, -kros] 
| a bicycle race over a cross-country course, featuring steep hills, turns, and sometimes muddy terrain, that occasionally requires a rider to carry the bicycle over fences and up stairs. |
cyclo-cross
cross-country bicycle racing in open and usually quite rough country with riders often forced to dismount and carry their bicycles.
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kloʊˌkrɔs