TDF Trivia quiz

[Ruby United]

Ok. Lets try renew this thread for the day:

What is the least amount of riders ever to complete the tour:

a) How many?
b) What year?

 

[williamp78]

Ok. Lets try renew this thread for the day:

What is the least amount of riders ever to complete the tour:

a) How many?
b) What year?

That was one of the first questions (indeed i asked it) but i cant remember! I'll let someone else have a go because I don't really want to ask the next question!

The year in question was also the slowest tour ever

 

[rghysens]

Ok. Lets try renew this thread for the day:

What is the least amount of riders ever to complete the tour:

a) How many?
b) What year?

11 finishers in 1919.

 

[Ruby United]

11 finishers in 1919.

Pretty sure there were only 10, but will give it to you.

 

[kingjr]

Pretty sure there were only 10, but will give it to you.

yh one of the 11 got disqualified later apparently

 

[Ruby United]

Who was the shortest rider to start last years tour?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Samuel Dumoulin, surely. It normally is.

 

[Ruby United]

Samuel Dumoulin, surely. It normally is.

Ok, correct. Was a pretty easy one. Ur turn.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Gonzalo Aja is the only man to do what at the Tour (or in competitive professional racing full stop)?

 

[Ruby United]

Gonzalo Aja is the only man to do what at the Tour (or in competitive professional racing full stop)?

First cyclist ever to cross the Ventoux and Tourmalet first, or something in one Tour?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

No, but you're on the right lines.

 

[The Hitch]

Samuel Dumoulin, surely. It normally is.

How long before you realised you couldn't work Emma Pooley (or another female pro) into the answer

 

[Ruby United]

First cyclist ever to cross the Ventoux and Tourmalet first, or something in one Tour...?

...and go on to finish in the top five?

 

[The Hitch]

Wear the polkas?

 

[The Hitch]

First cyclist ever to cross the Ventoux and Tourmalet first, or something in one Tour?

...and go on to finish in the top five?

Dude, if Libertine Seguro is asking the question, I guarantee you you won't find the answer in the opening sentence of the wikipedia entry.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How long before you realised you couldn't work Emma Pooley (or another female pro) into the answer

Emma didn't start the Route de France last year, and I can't really sell that as being Le Tour. If we'd had a similar thread about the Giro, you can guarantee I'd have been talking about her there. Most of my questions would probably have been Giro Donne based, or have had "Fedaia" as the answer, too.

 

[valentius borealis]

Gonzalo Aja is the only man to do what at the Tour (or in competitive professional racing full stop)?

first to the summit of Le Mont du Chat

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Your turn!

(I had to go with something a bit easier than my Peace Race one which I had to concede the answer to)

 

[valentius borealis]

Who was the last rider to be eliminated hors delay in the yellow jersey?

 

[Netserk]

Jens Voigt?

 

[valentius borealis]

correct, your turn

 

[Netserk]

Who was the last world champion to stand on the podium in the Tour (top-3 in the GC or winner of a jersey)?

 

[The Hitch]

Who was the last world champion to stand on the podium in the Tour (top-3 in the GC or winner of a jersey)?

Ullrich ?

10 c

 

[DenisMenchov]

Who was the last world champion to stand on the podium in the Tour (top-3 in the GC or winner of a jersey)?

Cavendish ?

 

[Netserk]

I know it wasn't clear, but I meant the winner of the Road Race. (in the following year where he's wearing the stripes)