| PELOTON | Body of cyclists in a race (7) |
| CHASE | Word for a game preserve, a hunt or the quarry pursued; a horse race with obstacles; or, a group of cyclists in a peloton trying to catch those in the breakaway (5) |
| BUNCHES | Word for bobs of cherries, clusters of grapes, groups of boys, handfuls of flowers, hands of bananas, pelotons of cyclists, pigtails of hair, rings of keys or other agglomerations of things (7) |
| ECHELON | From the French meaning "ladder", a step-like formation of aircraft, ships, troops or vehicles or of cyclists drafting in crosswinds (7) |
| STRIDER | One stepping out in street, in front of cyclist (7) |
| TOURIST | Cyclist in France? |
| CONTEND | Vie with leader of cyclists on incline |
| BICKERS | Rows of cyclists getting cold |
| TANDEM | From the Latin for "at length", a carriage drawn by two horses, one after the other; or, a bicycle for two cyclists in a similar configuration (6) |
| BREAKAWAY | A secession/escape; a stampede; an attacking sprint to the goal in sport; or, a group of cyclists ahead of, or accelerating away from, a peloton (9) |
| BRADLEYWIGGINS | Cyclist in good spirits after support, widely distributed (7,7) |
| OPEN | Doing business at the back of the peloton with drugs synonymous with cyclists in retrospect (4) |
| LANTERNE | Cyclist in last place in the Tour de France, for example, Michael Morkov in 2023 (8,5) |
| ROUGE | Cyclist in last place in the Tour de France, for example, Michael Morkov in 2023 (8,5) |
| GROUPRIDES | Social activities for cyclists (In this answer, note letters 5-9) |
| YELLOW | Colour of the jersey given to the leading cyclist in the Tour de France (6) |
| HEAD | Be editor of Independent, admitting wife is no friend of cyclists (4,4) |
| TIED | Be editor of Independent, admitting wife is no friend of cyclists (4,4) |
| MOUNTAINBIKER | Cyclist in peak condition? |
| ROCKER | Seat for cyclist in leathers |
