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What is a time trial in cycling?

Updated: 11/19/2022
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Road cycling is usually a group ride, and then riders break out in a sprint just before the finish.

In Time Trial, riders start with a little gap, aren't allowed to bunch up, and race against the clock instead. Fastest time wins.

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