sportive

Lively; merry; spritely.

Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?

Playful, coltish.

Interested in sport.

Sporty, good at sport.

Synonym of cyclosportive.

Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing countless punctures among the 3,500 riders.