road racing
noun
: racing over public roads
especially : automobile racing over roads or over a closed course designed to simulate public roads
road race noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Those performances launched Anthony’s 20-year racing career, one that would eventually include seven national cyclocross titles and 13 years of professional road racing. 
Brion O'connor, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The Dakar off-road racing program survives for now, but F1 will be the main focus of Audi's racing energy at this point. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022 Eskeets studied fine arts and continued his running pursuits for a decade far from home, eventually finding success in professional road racing before coming up just short of qualifying for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. John Kissane, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2021 Give the rip-roaring, off-road racing Asphalt Xtreme a chance. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Since track and road racing are distinct—both in terms of tactics and competitive ambiance—the sport would benefit from having more track events for the general public. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 23 July 2022 The traditionalist road racing scene produced some of mountain biking’s most important pioneers. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2022 Running is maybe the original sport from a competitive standpoint, with cross country, track and field, the Olympics, road racing, trail running and ultramarathons. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 Four decades before the minimalist craze, Hill raced track and cross-country barefoot, and even experimented with barefoot road racing and, yes, marathons. Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 3 June 2019 See More
Brion O'connor, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The Dakar off-road racing program survives for now, but F1 will be the main focus of Audi's racing energy at this point. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022 Eskeets studied fine arts and continued his running pursuits for a decade far from home, eventually finding success in professional road racing before coming up just short of qualifying for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. John Kissane, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2021 Give the rip-roaring, off-road racing Asphalt Xtreme a chance. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Since track and road racing are distinct—both in terms of tactics and competitive ambiance—the sport would benefit from having more track events for the general public. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 23 July 2022 The traditionalist road racing scene produced some of mountain biking’s most important pioneers. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2022 Running is maybe the original sport from a competitive standpoint, with cross country, track and field, the Olympics, road racing, trail running and ultramarathons. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 Four decades before the minimalist craze, Hill raced track and cross-country barefoot, and even experimented with barefoot road racing and, yes, marathons. Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 3 June 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above