road captains

Noun

road captain (plural road captains)

1. The captain of a bicycle racing team, who sets the pace.
   • Brad finished sixteenth in the individual pursuit and then a wonderful fourth in the points race behind the man who would one day be his road captain at Team Sky, Mick Rogers.2012, John Deering, Bradley Wiggins: Tour de Force, →ISBN
2. (motorcycle club) An experienced rider who organizes and marshals the motorcycle club on the road.
   • At the head of the Rebel column is the road captain, who acts as the chief executive while the club is on the road. He sets the speed at which the club travels. The road captain must have a sound knowledge of how the members' hogs will perform under varying road conditions and be able to coordinate...1991, Daniel R. Wolf, The Rebels: A Brotherhood of Outlaw Bikers, →ISBN, page 221
3. (broadly) One who is in charge of a group while it is travelling or patrolling a road
   • Other officers could include the ' road captain, the dirt captain, and the safety director. These three would have duties as follows: The road captain would be the man in charge when the group is on a road trip.1980, Air Force Driver - Volumes 14-16, page 65
4. (figuratively) A leader who steers or directs a group.
   • We are to take up the shield of faith—to daily walk in the faith and trust that God knows what's best for us. He is the ultimate road captain that has the best route for our lives mapped up.2006, Bill Welte -, Real Victory for Real Life, →ISBN
5. (historical) A person who has official responsibility for maintaining a section of road.
   • James Fry and Henry Perkins were appointed road captains to call out the people and work on the road from Thompson's cow pens to Boggy Depot.1979, Wanda M. Ellis, Court records, CTN 24, Blue County Choctaw Nation, page 69