Peloton Peloton In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning 'platoon') is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close (drafting or slipstreaming) near (particularly behind) other riders. The reduction in drag is dramatic; in the middle of a well-developed group drag can be reduced to as little as 5%-10%. Exploitation of this potential energy saving leads to very complex cooperative and competitive interactions between riders and teams in race tactics. The term is also used to refer to the community of professional cyclists in general, as in 'the professional
Peloton (company) Peloton (company) Peloton is a New York City based exercise equipment and media company, founded in 2012. The company's main product is a luxury stationary bicycle that allows users to stream spinning classes for the company's fitness studio through a monthly subscription service. Peloton was founded by Graham Stanton, Hisao Kushi, John Foley, Tom Cortese, and Yony Feng in 2012. In January 2017, William J. Lynch Jr. joined Peloton as company president. In May 2018, Peloton announced plans to expand into Canada and the United Kingdom in fall 2018. In June 2018, Peloton acquired Neurotic Media, a music distributor. Peloton's