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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Alexander: The 2026 Tour will start with a team time trial in Barcelona, and that’s intriguing.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Notably, there is no time trial in this year’s race.
—Sophie Kaufman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Stage 5 is the Tour's first individual time trial, a 33 km route that starts and finishes in the historic city of Caen.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
This flat course is tailor-made for GC contenders and time trial specialists, offering riders a chance to make up or lose crucial time.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Notably, there is no time trial in this year’s race.
—Sophie Kaufman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Stage 5 is the Tour's first individual time trial, a 33 km route that starts and finishes in the historic city of Caen.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
This flat course is tailor-made for GC contenders and time trial specialists, offering riders a chance to make up or lose crucial time.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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