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Cycling Time Trials is the bicycle racing organisation which supervises individual and team time trials in England and Wales. It was formed out of predecessor body the Road Time Trials Council in 2002. ==Time trialling== Time-trialling is a test of a rider not against other cyclists but the watch. Other than in team events, which are less numerous, competitors compete separated by a minute or more. Riders may not ride together when one catches another. The order of start is often organised so that the fastest riders are spaced apart. In that way they are less likely to catch each other while, when they catch lesser riders, they will pass that much faster that neither will be helped or hindered. Although time-trialling started as a rebel sport to thwart the National Cyclists' Union's ban on racing on the road, it acquired a respectability which not only led the NCU to recognise it but for time-trialling to become a cornerstone of British racing. Before the British League of Racing Cyclists reintroduced massed racing during the war - a resurrection which the RTTC opposed - the lone ride against the watch was heart of British racing. Races can be organised over any distance but in practice they are most often run at the standard distances of 10, 25, 50 and 100 miles with occasional races at 30 miles. The winner is the fastest over the course, routed so it finishes close to the start to lessen the effect of hills and wind. Races also last 12 or 24 hours, the winner covering the greatest distance. There are records at all distances, not only for riders on conventional bicycles but for tandems and tricycles. There are championships for men, women and riders younger than 18. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cycling Time Trials」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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