time trials
Clock-only speed tests
Time trials are timed competitions where participants race individually against the clock rather than directly against each other.
In cycling, runners complete the course one at a time, with the fastest time winning.
In motorsports, time trials determine starting positions for races.
The format tests pure speed without the tactical elements of head-to-head competition: She set a personal best in the time trials but finished fourth in the final.
- dry runPractice session beforehand
- racingSpeed competition sport
- Isle of Man TTHistoric motorcycle road race
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
against the clock · track cycling · practice run · test run · qualifying rounds · hill climb · race · race day · start line · rowing · speedskating · beat the clock · fastest lap · prologue · sprint · track and field · clock · interval
- sledding gamessnow tubing, speed runs
- speed testsdrag racing, sprint races, speed runs, hot laps, flying laps
- kart racingsprint races, qualifying rounds, finals, national championships, world championships
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- Auto Racingrace cars, racetrack, race driver, pit stop, racing teams
time trialsmass start
All racers begin simultaneously
direct competition · criterium · road race · match race · elimination rounds
time trialsfinals
Concluding tests or matches
championship race · main event · grand final · title bout · showdown
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