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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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Fifty-one cyclists and triathletes completed a series of tests consisting of two hours of moderately hard cycling followed by a 20-kilometer all-out time trial, while consuming anywhere from 0 to 120 grams of carbohydrate per hour, in 10-gram increments.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Nascar also announced an increase in practice time for every race weekend, providing teams with 25 minutes to prepare their racecars prior to time trials.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This is Old News, our weekly time trial through Utah history.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 July 2024
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Fifty-one cyclists and triathletes completed a series of tests consisting of two hours of moderately hard cycling followed by a 20-kilometer all-out time trial, while consuming anywhere from 0 to 120 grams of carbohydrate per hour, in 10-gram increments.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Nascar also announced an increase in practice time for every race weekend, providing teams with 25 minutes to prepare their racecars prior to time trials.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This is Old News, our weekly time trial through Utah history.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 July 2024
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“Time trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20trial. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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