Road cycling is the most widespread form ofcycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles

Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes

BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation

The general principle in a bike trials competition is to ride a number of pre-marked sections (usually two laps of ten sections or three laps of seven sections), the winner being the rider with the fewest points at the end of the competition