Splits with disabled segments

Updated October 23, 2026 11:38

Creating splits allows you to get rankings for any part of the race, both the entire course and segments of it. You can create as many splits as you need and generate rankings in all of them.

This article explains how to create a split with disabled segments, that is, a split that leaves some parts of the course out of the time calculation. See how to create splits in Splits configuration.

What a split with disabled segments is
Creating a split with disabled segments
Segments that cannot be disabled
Example
Using a split with disabled segments
Which reading each timing point uses

1. What a split with disabled segments is

You can also create splits with disabled segments: the disabled segments are left out of your rankings and their time is subtracted from the split time. This lets you get the time and position for a split made up of parts of the course that are not continuous.

A segment is the part of the course between two consecutive timing points.

2. Creating a split with disabled segments

Go to Race in the left side menu and expand the event.
In the Splits block, create a new split or open an existing one. Each split shows a bar with the timing points of the event and the fields Name, From the timing point, To the timing point and Average measurement units.
Select Has gaps.
An X appears above the split bar on each segment that can be disabled. Click the X of the segment to leave out: the icon changes to a red “prohibited” symbol. Click it again to enable the segment again.
Save the race setup.

ℹ️ Note: the Has gaps checkbox only appears if the event has at least four timing points (call room points are not counted).

Split with Has gaps selected and disabled segments shown with the red icon above the timing point bar

⚠️ Important: if you clear Has gaps, all the disabled segments of the split are removed. If you change the From the timing point or To the timing point of the split, the disabled segments left outside the split are discarded.

3. Segments that cannot be disabled

The first segment of the split (starting at its From the timing point) and the last one (ending at its To the timing point) cannot be disabled. These segments do not show the X.

4. Example

The image below shows the same split twice. First is the split that covers the entire race, from the start to the finish. In the second split, all the transition segments have been left out of the time calculation.

With this configuration, you can have two very different rankings.

5. Using a split with disabled segments

Any split created with disabled segments can still be used in trophies, participants and presets. It works just like any other split.

6. Which reading each timing point uses

Finally, keep in mind which reading each timing point uses. By default, the first reading received is used (the last one at start points). This means that if a participant stops at the point and later continues, the time they arrived at the point is used for the calculation.

You can change it in the detection mode of each timing point's advanced editor: see Advanced options in timing points.

This is especially important in mountain descents, where participants sometimes stop at one of the points to later make staggered starts. If this is the case for your race, you can use multi-event timing, for example.

With these steps, the split shows the participants' time and ranking without the segments you have disabled.