(in a riding competition) a round held to resolve a tie or determine qualifiers for a later stage; a jump-off.
〈北美〉（赛马中不分胜负时举行的）决胜赛；晋级赛
Example sentencesExamples
British favourite Steve Peat, from Sheffield, was edged out of an exciting semi-final, though he then won the ride-off for fifth, while German Guido Tshugg pipped Australian Sam Hill in the final.
Lampkin's highly tuned fourstroke Montesa had been recalled for modifications and he was left to ride on a standard machine, but he made it into the final ride-off.
Spain snatched the bronze in 45.382, beating Japan by less than two hundredths of a second in their ride-off.
Danielle from the Irish team was also chosen to go for a ride-off and finished second overall.
Today Jones will probably draft in Rob Hayles, who took fourth in the bronze-medal ride-off in Saturday's individual pursuit.
Definition of ride-off in US English:
ride-off
nounˈrī ˌdôfˈraɪ ˌdɔf
North American
(in a riding competition) a round held to resolve a tie or determine qualifiers for a later stage; a jump-off.
〈北美〉（赛马中不分胜负时举行的）决胜赛；晋级赛
Example sentencesExamples
Spain snatched the bronze in 45.382, beating Japan by less than two hundredths of a second in their ride-off.
British favourite Steve Peat, from Sheffield, was edged out of an exciting semi-final, though he then won the ride-off for fifth, while German Guido Tshugg pipped Australian Sam Hill in the final.
Lampkin's highly tuned fourstroke Montesa had been recalled for modifications and he was left to ride on a standard machine, but he made it into the final ride-off.
Danielle from the Irish team was also chosen to go for a ride-off and finished second overall.
Today Jones will probably draft in Rob Hayles, who took fourth in the bronze-medal ride-off in Saturday's individual pursuit.