TIME TRIALLING

Time trials are the purest form of bike races – usually individual riders against the clock over a set distance. Riders usually start at one minute intervals and most races are on flat courses over standard distances of 10, 25, 50 or 100 miles. But there are also hilly time trials, circuit time trials, non-standard distances and team time trials. Some riders use specialist ‘low-profile’ bikes with disc rear wheels and ‘tri-bars’ to make themselves as aerodynamic as possible. Pacing and concentration are critical in this ‘race of truth’.

 2003