Complete Definition of "time trial"

English
Noun
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en-noun|sg=time trial

#context|cycling An unpaced race in which riders or teams, leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.

  1. Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than race|racing against each other.

Synonyms
(in cycling): race of truth

Derived terms
individual time trial
team time trial
time trial bicycle
time-trialing, time-trialling
time trialist, time triallist

Translations
trans-top|race in cycling
Italian: cronometro f
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trans-top|competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
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Category:Cycle racing

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