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time trial

Noun

Meaning

(cycling, motor racing) 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.
Synonym: race of truth

(by extension) Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other.

(video games) A mode in which the main goal is to complete levels—or, in some cases, the entire game—as quickly as possible.
Synonym: time attack

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Whatever I won in cycling, I won with my own skills. I never won anything I couldn't win. For example, I never won a time trial at 60 kph, whereas others have and maybe still do. Danilo Di Luca

A couple of days beforehand the rider also won the women’s individual time trial title after American favorite Chloe Dygert crashed into a barrier. Source: Internet

A communiqué from Krejci stated that Run2gether runners will have four virtual races in May and June, and with races having being cancelled, all members with duly signed contracts will participate from home and run the race (time trial) wherever they are. Source: Internet

Aerobars can be separate bars that are attached to time trial or bull horn bars, or they can be part of a one-piece monocoque design. Source: Internet

Before the start of the stage, Geoghegan Hart had said: “Hugh’s a strong time trial rider and really underrated against these sort of guys for the rest of the race but he’ll do great the final week.” Source: Internet

Even in road cycling today, components (excepting brakes and sometimes shifters) are not usually made aerodynamic, even in time trial and 'aero' road bikes. Source: Internet

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