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Semi-stage
Six-day race
Slipstream
Specialist
Specified Time Limit
Sprint preparation
Sprint Royal
Sprint train
Stage races
Stagiaire
Stamina
Sweeper Bus
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The specified time limit is the time which a rider is not allowed to exceed during a stage race like the Tour de France. It is determined by means of the winner’s time, which is multiplied by a preestablished coefficient. The length of a specified time limit depends on the difficulty of each stage. In a mountain stage, e.g. up to L’Alpe d’Huez, the specified time limit is between 12 and 15 per cent of the winner’s time. This, in the average, is about 40 to 50 minutes, which a rider of the grupetto is allowed to arrive later in order to remain in the race. In stages with a normal degree of difficulty, like for example the flat stages, the specified time limit is about 9 to 10 per cent of the winner’s time.
The jury is also able to extend the specified time limit on short notice, which mostly happens when the weather conditions are adverse.
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