Trial ability (TB) Ability to try out innovation Moore and Benbasat (1991),Seyal and Rahman (2003), El-Gohary (2012), Pham and Ho (2015), Vasseur and Kemp (2015), Chiyangwa and Alexander (2016), Sabi et al. (2016), Stockdale and Standing (2006).
Inclusion criteria are: males and females; aged 50 years and over; fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) definition of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis [ 27, 30], or symptomatic thumb base OA on clinical assessment; no other household member participating in the trial; ability to understand and capable of giving written informed consent.
It is ideal for sprinters, but Armstrong's mountain-climbing and time-trial abilities do not come into play.
Despite five top-10 finishes in the last six years, Sastre was widely considered the always-a-bridesmaid rider who could not get far enough ahead in the mountains to fend off the superior time-trialing abilities of other, more well-rounded riders.
Given all that has been said, there is a considerable gap between the perceived time-trialling ability of the Olympic champion and his closest rivals.
Betancur's attacking flair in the high mountains and an above average time-trialling ability mark him out as a future grand tour winner.
As in time-trial, ability to ride "on the limit" for lengthy periods is vital because of the steep, long climbs, and the high-speed descents over tree roots, mud and rocks call for super bike-handling ability.
Talansky has all the makings of a grand tour winner: time trialing ability, climbing skills and tactical nous, as evidenced by his sprint victory in Stage 3 of Paris-Nice.
He went on to join Merckx, Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as a five-times winner but is the only man to win five Tours de France in a row, building victories on his superlative time-trial ability plus the capacity to suffer his way through the mountains without betraying the pain.
Cancellara, whose nickname is Spartacus, is renowned for his time-trialling ability and phenomenal record in the sport's biggest one-day races.
According to Vasseur and Kemp (2015); El-Gohary (2012); Seyal and Rahman (2003); Stockdale and Standing (2006); Moore and Benbasat (1991); Chiyangwa and Alexander (2016); Sabi et al. (2016); Pham and Ho (2015); Hameed et al. (2012a) said that "Trial-ability is the degree to which an innovation can be tried in a restricted premises".
