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Encyclopedia > Time trial

In many racing sports an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial (TT) can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of multi-day stage races. A race is a competition of speed. ... An athlete is a person possessing above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and thus seen suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ... A clock (from the Latin cloca, bell) is an instrument for measuring time. ... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...


A similar race against the clock or time attack is often part of racing video games. Many computer and video games include a time attack (or time trial) mode. ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld...


See also

A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... Many computer and video games include a time attack (or time trial) mode. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... In the track time trial, a track cycling event, cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start. ... An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ...

External links

  • Southern California Time Trial Racing
  • List of cycling World Time Trial Champions

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Wood's priority in Salzburg is definitely the road race, and even though she was not expecting to win the time trial, still believed she could have done better.
In the under-23 men's time trial, Australian champion Shaun Higgerson, 21, finished 29th over the 39.54km course in a time of 52min 15.50sec.
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