Time Trials

[gr8outdoorz]

Why do road races have Time Trials? Why not just race?

 

[hammonjj]

If you're referring to things life the Tour de France, then it's because they are called Grand Tours, not road races. Grand tours include things like time trials and road racing.

 

[daveryanwyoming]

Why do road races have Time Trials? Why not just race?

Stage races in general have time trials and it's a way to separate all around powerful individual riders from riders with strong teams or stick thin climbers. Time trialing is a unique skill that favors some riders just as climbing or sprinting distinguishes others. Including flat races, hilly races and time trials in a stage race tends to favor riders and teams with broad skill sets.

-Dave