A time trial is a race where riders set off alone against the clock. Win the time trial, a team time trial, ride a time trial.
There is no shelter from another rider's slipstream, which is why it is called the race of truth. The bikes and positions are quite different, since everything is given up for a shape that cuts the air.
1nountime trialA race where riders set off alone against the clock.
“She lost the lead in the mountains but won it back in the final time trial.”
time trial is a race.
Practised in Sports & Games Played, Cycling