non partant
English edit
Etymology edit
From French non partant (“not leaving, not departing”).
Adverb edit
non partant (not comparable)
- (cycling) Not starting; not participating.
- 106 JOLY Sébastien FDJ FRA Non Partant (Did not show) dailypeloton.com
Noun edit
non partant (plural non partants)
- (cycling) A competitor who has qualified for entry into a race, but fails to attend the start.
- And so on Friday evening, the Tour communique listed Bassons as a non partant. Cyclingnews.com