time trial
noun
: a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance
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He posted the second best lap in the time trials.
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Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
There were incidents on Tuesday’s stage 10 which caused a rider to crash and also during stage five’s team time trial when the Israel-Premier Tech team were stopped on the road by a group of protesters holding Palestinian flags.
—CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The time trial world champion has long been seen as a major general classification threat and one of the most talented riders of his generation.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Eight teams participated in individual time trials across a challenging track (~2.25 miles/lap) with 11 sharp turns (including the famous corkscrew, see Figure 1 below), and steep elevation changes (180 feet).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
There were incidents on Tuesday’s stage 10 which caused a rider to crash and also during stage five’s team time trial when the Israel-Premier Tech team were stopped on the road by a group of protesters holding Palestinian flags.
—CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The time trial world champion has long been seen as a major general classification threat and one of the most talented riders of his generation.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Eight teams participated in individual time trials across a challenging track (~2.25 miles/lap) with 11 sharp turns (including the famous corkscrew, see Figure 1 below), and steep elevation changes (180 feet).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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