triallist

/ ˈtraɪlɪst; ˈtraɪəlɪst /

noun

1. a person who takes part in a competition, esp a motorcycle trial
2. sport a person who takes part in a preliminary match or heat held to determine selection for an event, a team, etc

Example Sentences

There’s also relief that AstraZeneca has resumed trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, after a brief pause last week after a triallist fell ill.

From The Guardian

In terms of pure racing on the road, the plot line of climber against time triallist, the best one would be Marco Pantani’s battle with Jan Ullrich in 1998, but that is rightly remembered for very different reasons – the Festina scandal – and the legacies of both men are blurred, to put it as charitably as I can.

From The Guardian

“Last year was close and this year was even closer and now I finally get one. It’s amazing. I have been here three hours waiting. It was really nice seeing the atmosphere in the stadium. I was waiting for Froome because he’s a really good time triallist.”

From Washington Post

“Last year was close and this year was even closer and now I finally get one. It's amazing. I have been here three hours waiting. It was really nice seeing the atmosphere in the stadium. I was waiting for Froome because he's a really good time triallist.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chris Froome and his team have only to watch the rest, while grabbing what time they can close to the finish, because on paper the Briton is the strongest time triallist so can bank on gaining time on Saturday in Marseille.

From The Guardian