Event for a cyclist suffering after prison? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
time trial
'event for a cyclist' is the definition.
(type of cycling event)
'suffering after prison?' is the wordplay.
'suffering' becomes 'trial' (trial can mean an ordeal or suffering).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'prison?' becomes 'time' (as in a spell in prison).
'trial' after 'time' is 'TIME TRIAL'.
(Other definitions for time trial that I've seen before include "Cycling event" , "Race against the clock" , "test" .)