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‖ vuelta Bullfighting.|ˈvwelta|
[Sp., lit. ‘turn, round’.]
The triumphal circuit of the ring awarded to the successful matador.
1932[see recorte]. 1954H. Casteel Running of Bulls vii. 134 If the applause continues he [sc. the matador] may make another circuit (dos vueltas). 1967McCormick & Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 62 This is another sort of beauty, and the matador has his full award, of two ears and three vueltas.
Restrict Bullfighting to sense in Dict. Add: b. Cycling. (With capital initial.) [Abbrev. of Sp. Vuelta (Ciclista) a España Tour of Spain.] The name of an annual cycling road race around Spain, established in 1935 and covering about 1900 miles in daily stages of between 50 and 300 kilometres.
1968Sporting Cyclist Apr. 11/1 Jan Janssen..had a tremendous ‘Super Prestige Pernod’ season that included a Paris–Roubaix and Vuelta victory. 1970N. G. Henderson Continental Cycle Racing iv. 78 The Vuelta failed to attract the attention of Europe's best riders until the sixties. 1977G. Nicholson Great Bike Race (1978) x. 116 Although it gets a good deal of patriotic support, the Tour of Spain, the Vuelta, is the least attractive to outsiders. 1987Tour de France Guide 67/1 Kelly never wins the Vuelta, the Giro or the Tour de France. |