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Cycling Time Trial

Cycling time trial is bicycle racing against the clock. Riders start individually or as teams at intervals and cover a road course as fast as possible; pacing, aerodynamics, line choice and legal equipment matter.

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cycling time trial is a race against the clock on road courses.

Geeignet für Suitable for endurance riders who like pacing, speed and equipment discipline.

Cost Medium: an existing road bike, helmet and local club time trial are often enough to start. Aero equipment, entry fees, maintenance and travel can become costly. A cycling club or local time-trial series is useful. Use aero position only when handling and course conditions are suitable.

First progress Pacing improves after a few test rides; aero optimisation takes more experience.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

road/TT bike
helmet
timing
safe course
race number

First steps

choose a safe route
ride steady effort
measure short tests
try aero position carefully
find a local time trial

Cycling club, local club time trial, national federation series or gran-fondo time trial.

Traffic, visibility, braking control and event/course rules come first.

Weitere Angaben

Tags cycling, time-trial, road, aerodynamics, cycling-time-trial, cycling-sport, radsport-familie, radsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete a defined cycling course in the fastest legal time.

Teilnehmer

Individual time trial or team time trial.

Teamgröße

Individual or team depending on format.

Spielfeld

Road course, usually closed or marshalled.

Dauer

Distance-dependent.

Wertung

Total time including any penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

Fastest valid time wins.

Ausrüstung

road/TT bike
helmet
timing
race number

Wichtige Regelpunkte

drafting violation
equipment breach
leaving course
unsafe riding

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Road Union Cycliste Internationale · federation · high
UCI Regulations Union Cycliste Internationale · rulebook · high
UCI regulations for road cycling: changes for time trials Union Cycliste Internationale · official · high