Guess Who - Game

[RedheadDane]

Did he die in this millennia?

 

[del1962]

Was he top ten in the Ronde Van Vlanaderen?
Was he born after 1/1/1952?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I think we're cooking on gas now.

He died since the turn of the millennium. He was born before 1/1/52, and he was never top 10 in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

So, to recap:
You're looking for a Dutchman, born between 1945 and 1951, who has died between 2000 and the present day, and has never been top 10 at a Grand Tour, but has been top 10 at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

 

[del1962]

Gerrie Knetemann?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Bingo.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, del.

Male?
Active?
Name that starts with a vowel?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No

 

[RedheadDane]

Retired before 2000?
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes

 

[RedheadDane]

Retired before 2010?
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?
European?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes

 

[RedheadDane]

From country with GT?
----------------------- Monument?
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no

 

[RedheadDane]

From landlocked country?
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no
From landlocked country? no
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race? yes in race(s) now in the world tour

 

[sir fly]

From an EU country?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no
From landlocked country? no
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race? yes in race(s) now in the world tour
From EU country? yes

 

[RedheadDane]

Did he ever win a (current) WT race?
Did he retire before there was anything called the World Tour?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no
From landlocked country? no
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race? yes in race(s) now in the world tour
From EU country? yes
Did he ever win a (current) WT race? yes he won a race that is currently a WT race
Did he retire before there was anything called the World Tour? Give me a date when you consider there was anything called the world tour

 

[RedheadDane]

2008/2009ish...

(Apply "current" to all following):
Did he win the GC in a WT stage race?
Did he win a stage in a WT stage race?
Did he win a WT one-day race?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no
From landlocked country? no
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race? yes in race(s) now in the world tour
From EU country? yes
Did he ever win a (current) WT race? yes he won a race that is currently a WT race
Did he retire before there was anything called the World Tour? Give me a date when you consider there was anything called the world tour
008/2009ish... Need a specific date

(Apply "current" to all following):
Did he win the GC in a WT stage race? no
Did he win a stage in a WT stage race? yes
Did he win a WT one-day race? yes

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Exactly 3 colours in his flag?
Competed in all 3 GTs?
Born before 1/1/1973?

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no
From landlocked country? no
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race? yes in race(s) now in the world tour
From EU country? yes
Did he ever win a (current) WT race? yes he won a race that is currently a WT race
Did he retire before there was anything called the World Tour? Give me a date when you consider there was anything called the world tour
008/2009ish... Need a specific date

(Apply "current" to all following):
Did he win the GC in a WT stage race? no
Did he win a stage in a WT stage race? yes
Did he win a WT one-day race? yes

Exactly 3 colours in his flag?no
Competed in all 3 GTs?yes
Born before 1/1/1973? no

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Any potential for confusion about his nationality?
Any answers that might merit an asterisk?
Did he retire before 2010, but subsequently come out of retirement? (if so, Magnus Backstedt: if not, I am all out of options?)

 

[del1962]

Male? Yes
Active? No
Name that starts with a vowel? No
Retired before 2000? no
More than (approximately) 70% of consonants in his name? yes
Retired before 2010?yes
More than (approx) 90% of consonants in his name?no
European? yes
From country with GT? no
----------------------- Monument? no
Does his name contain the letter 'i'?no
From landlocked country? no
Ever finished top-10 in a WT race? yes in race(s) now in the world tour
From EU country? yes
Did he ever win a (current) WT race? yes he won a race that is currently a WT race
Did he retire before there was anything called the World Tour? Give me a date when you consider there was anything called the world tour
008/2009ish... Need a specific date

(Apply "current" to all following):
Did he win the GC in a WT stage race? no
Did he win a stage in a WT stage race? yes
Did he win a WT one-day race? yes

Exactly 3 colours in his flag?no
Competed in all 3 GTs?yes
Born before 1/1/1973? no
Any potential for confusion about his nationality?no (in the sense that he raced under his birth nationality and i dont think he has a new nationality but he doesnt live where he was born)
Any answers that might merit an asterisk? sometimes people can do something more than once