{"id":199088,"date":"2025-07-10T10:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=199088"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:50:17","slug":"design-your-own-tour-stage-2-the-time-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2025\/07\/10\/design-your-own-tour-stage-2-the-time-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Your Own Tour \u2013 Stage 2: The Time Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wanted to know what it feels like to race against the clock like a Tour de France time trialist? This article will help you design your own solo effort and experience the thrill of a perfectly paced ride, no matter your fitness level.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What makes a time trial?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Time trials are cycling\u2019s purest test: just the rider, the road, and the clock. This year\u2019s Tour includes two individual time trials (TT). Stage 5 is a typical TT with 33 km of mostly flat roads, and stage 13 is a less common mountain TT, 10 km long with 650 m of elevation gain. There\u2019s no drafting, no hiding; each rider races alone. Here\u2019s what a typical Tour TT looks like.<\/p>\n

Distance:<\/strong> 10-40\u202fkm<\/p>\n

Elevation gain:<\/strong> Minimal to moderate<\/p>\n

Experience:<\/strong> Riders are alone, and the effort is close to their threshold from start to finish, with precise attention to aerodynamics and pacing strategy. It\u2019s a test of how hard riders can push themselves on a given course.<\/p>\n

How to design your own time trial stage?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You don\u2019t need a TT bike or a pro mechanic to feel the intensity of a time trial. What matters is pacing, focus, and the ability to stay uncomfortable. To help you capture that feeling without collapsing halfway through, we created realistic time trial formats for different fitness levels.<\/p>\n

Take the quiz<\/a> to find out what type of cyclist you are and then scroll down to see how to suffer (smartly) in your own personal race of truth.<\/p>\n

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