time trial

listen to the pronunciation of time trial
İngilizce - Türkçe
zaman deneme
İngilizce - İngilizce
Any competitive event in which competitors are timed rather than racing against each other
An unpaced race in which riders or teams, leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time
In cycling and some other sports, a time trial is a contest in which competitors race along a course individually, in as fast a time as possible, instead of racing directly against each other. A competitive event, as in sports, that participants must complete within a given period of time, often in order to qualify for another event
An event or series of events where a swimmer may officially achieve or better a required time standard
A race in which riders or teams go around the track or course individually and the fastest time wins
A race in which competitors start one-at-a-time, usually at 30 second or one-minute intervals The winner is the cyclist who completes the course in the shortest time Since drafting is not allowed in an individual time trial, there are no team tactics; it is just the cyclist agians the clock, hence the sobriquet "the race of truth " The cycling leg of a triathlon is a form of time trial There are also team time trials, usually involving teams of 4 or more, taking turns leading and drafting each other Team time trials require great precision in rotating position within the team Time trials are held both on the road and on the track Bicycles made for time-trial use are designed to be as aerodynamic as possible, even at the expense of degrading handling characteristics and rider comfort Since riders are on their own, there is no need for fancy maneuvering as there is in a peloton
{i} (Sports) race in which the contestants compete individually for the fastest time over a set distance

İlgili Terimler

time trials
plural form of time trial
time trial