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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According to a small 2019 study in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, runners who wore them in one 5K time trial were able to run a second 5K an hour later in a faster time.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
Cavalier Autonomous Racing from the University of Virginia won the time trial competition.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
All three are Paralympic medalists, with Bosco and Frech taking gold in the women’s time trial C4 road cycling event and the men's 100m T63 and high jump T3 competitions.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The three-time Olympian won a gold medal in team pursuit, and a bronze medal in the individual time trial cycling event.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
Cavalier Autonomous Racing from the University of Virginia won the time trial competition.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
All three are Paralympic medalists, with Bosco and Frech taking gold in the women’s time trial C4 road cycling event and the men's 100m T63 and high jump T3 competitions.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The three-time Olympian won a gold medal in team pursuit, and a bronze medal in the individual time trial cycling event.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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