Compete in a triathlon leg

The answer to “Compete in a triathlon leg” in the LA Times Mini crossword is CYCLE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times Mini crossword on July 21, 2026 at 1-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Compete in a triathlon leg” answer

CYCLE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CYCLE

This leg of the race requires two wheels and a lot of pedaling! 🚴‍♂️

What does CYCLE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CYCLE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Compete in a triathlon leg” appeared?

LA Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 21, 2026 (most recent) → CYCLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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