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individual time trial

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noun

  • individual time trials
    plural
  1. a bicycle road race in which a cyclist tries to achieve a personal best time without competing against other cyclists. Abbreviation: ITT.


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So it’s no coincidence that Evenepoel is a multiple world and Olympic champion in the individual time trial, a pure exercise of power and efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Early in the week, Pogacar looked a little jet-lagged during the individual time trial competition—that’s the one with the funny helmets, in which they compete for the fastest time against the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Blaine Hunt and Archie Atkinson are both in men's individual time trial finals.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024

Ecuador’s only representative at the Olympics in the road cycling race and individual time trial will be Jhonatan Narváez, the national cycling federation said in a statement on Monday.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024

The peloton will enter the Alps as early as the fourth stage and will return for the last few stages, before a hilly individual time trial between Monaco and Nice on the final stage.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023

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