cronoescalada

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Spanish

Etymology

From crono- +‎ escalada.

Noun

cronoescalada f (plural cronoescaladas)

  1. (cycling) uphill time trial
    • 2015 October 20, “El Tour del 16: un 14 de julio en el Ventoux, cronoescalada y Alpes a gogó”, in El País:
      Cinco largos días y pocos grandes nombres confinados en un rincón pegado entre Suiza y el Valle de Aosta: no habrá Galibier ni Télégraphe, sino las Colombières, la grande y la pequeña, Aravis, Forclaz, donde Anquetil engañó a Federico en 1963, el inédito Emosson, un embalse suizo a 1.800 metros, y una guinda-guiño a los escaladores, Quintana y compañía: una cronoescalada de 17 kilómetros entre Sallanches y Megève, con ascensión al inédito col de Chozeaux.
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