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You’ve been handed a phone and asked to time a race. This is everything you need and nothing you don’t.

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1. Get on the timing screen

If the race director sent you a QR code or a link, scan or open it on the device you’ll be timing with. You’ll see a card confirming what you’re joining — tap Continue. That’s it. No password, no account. The link remembers itself on that device, so if the screen closes you can just open the browser again. Join page If you have a Time2Bike login, open the event and click the Live Timing tab. That tab is the timer.

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2. Check two things before the gun

The right race

A strip of race tabs runs across the top. The highlighted one is where your entries go. Check it before every race.

The right recording point

If there’s a row of buttons above the number box — Start line, a split name, Finish — tap the one for where you’re standing. It stays set.
Live Timing

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3. Start the clock

Press the big START RACE button when the race begins. The small text under it tells you what that does to the field. Missed it? Record finishes anyway — they’ll say “awaiting start”. Then press Set the start time under the button and type when the race actually went; every time works itself out from there, including finishes you already took. Some races don’t have this button — interval starts release riders one at a time, and dual slalom starts per pair.

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4. Record

Whichever is fastest in the moment: XC finish Two-lane racing? Your screen is one giant FINISH button for your lane. Press it when your rider crosses. That’s the whole job. → Dual slalom

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5. Fix mistakes

Just made one? Press UNDO. It’s next to the number box and reverses your last entry. Use it immediately rather than hunting for the row. For anything older, tap the rider’s row: Result actions Nothing here is permanent damage — the original entry is always recoverable, and a director can undo anything.

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6. About signal

You don’t need it. Every entry is saved to your device the moment you record it. In a canyon with no bars, keep timing exactly as normal. The dot in the corner tells you where things stand:
If the dot isn’t green, your entries haven’t reached anyone else yet. Don’t put the device away, hand it off, or let it die until it goes green. Walk it somewhere with signal if you have to.

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7. Someone turns up on the day

More actions → Add riders. Bib, name, team, race. Works with no signal. Collect their waiver and money on paper — the timing screen doesn’t do either. → Adding riders

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8. When the race ends

  1. Press STOP on the race.
  2. Look down the finish list. Sort out anything flagged while riders are still around.
  3. Mark anyone who didn’t start as DNS.
  4. Hand the device back — or if you have the access, Finalize, then Publish.

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Cheat sheet

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If something looks wrong

Take a screenshot and tell the race director. Nothing you can press loses data — every entry, edit, and deletion is recorded, so a problem can always be unpicked afterwards.