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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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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

Italy's Filippo Ganna won a shortened individual time trial on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana as Britain's Tom Pidcock retained his third place in the overall standings.

From BBC Sep. 11, 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

Jonas Vingegaard tightened his grip on the yellow jersey in the Tour de France after he blew away Tadej Pogacar in the individual time trial.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2023

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