TDF Trivia quiz

[Libertine Seguros]

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, in Tulle '96. Great finish.

What was the first Col in the Tour?

 

[Netserk]

which famous sprinter won a stage alone on a light uphill finish in the '90s?

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov in Tulle.

EDIT: Beaten like a *****

 

[williamp78]

Col de republique?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Col de republique?

Où du Grand Bois, yes.

Actually predates the Ballon d'Alsace, usually considered the first mountain of Le Tour.

 

[Netserk]

What about col des Echarmeaux?

According to Wiki:

The first Tour de France crossed no mountain passes, but several lesser cols. The first was the col des Echarmeaux (712 m (2,336 ft)), on the opening stage from Paris to Lyon, on what is now the old road from Autun to Lyon. The stage from Lyon to Marseille included the col de la République (1,161 m (3,809 ft)), also known as the col du Grand Bois, at the edge of St-Etienne

 

[williamp78]

I'll pop my question up in a mo

 

[williamp78]

How many days did Merckx spend in the yellow jersey in his career?

 

[kingjr]

How many days did Merckx spend in the yellow jersey in his career?

96


10chars

 

[Netserk]

Without looking: 111?

 

[BigMac]

That would be 25.5 because somewhere somehow he felt from his bike and abandoned at the exact middle of one stage. somehow.

 

[williamp78]

Without looking: 111?

Well done. maybe we should just let you run this thread solo!!

 

[Netserk]

Well done. maybe we should just let you run this thread solo!!

That is including rest days, right? The only number I could find was 96, but that was surely without rest days.

EDIT: Later I found this where it does say 111.

Q: Which year was the first where a mountain was classified HC?

 

[kingjr]

That is including rest days, right? The only number I could find was 96, but that was surely without rest days.

Still I'd say 111 wins cause it was from memory and not from wiki.


Edit: 1979 (Galibier and Alpe d'Huez)?

 

[Netserk]

Still I'd say 111 wins cause it was from memory and not from wiki.


Edit: 1979 (Galibier and Alpe d'Huez)?

Correct.

10char

 

[williamp78]

Still I'd say 111 wins cause it was from memory and not from wiki.

111 was what i had found: http://www.topendsports.com/events/tour-de-france/trivia.htm

However the link netserk just linked too also had Cav as having held the yellow jersey for 20 days; which is about 20 too many!

 

[kingjr]

OK, what's the name of the wife of the rider who almost managed to win solo on the Champs-Elysées but in the last 200m got overtaken by a french rider from the Team Gan?

 

[Netserk]

111 was what i had found: http://www.topendsports.com/events/tour-de-france/trivia.htm

However the link netserk just linked too also had Cav as having held the yellow jersey for 20 days; which is about 20 too many!

Changed the link to the French one, where they didn't **** up

 

[williamp78]

OK, what's the name of the wife of the rider who almost managed to win solo on the Champs-Elysées but in the last 200m got overtaken by a french rider from the Team Gan?

Trick question; he was still an eligible bachelor

 

[kingjr]

Trick question; he was still an eligible bachelor

Yh i should have made it more clear. But I think the answer is still fairly simple.

 

[williamp78]

Yh i should have made it more clear. But I think the answer is still fairly simple.

Betsy Andreu?

 

[kingjr]

Betsy Andreu?

Correct

Btw i think i completely misunderstood your trick question but hey you got it right anyways.

 

[williamp78]

Correct

Btw i think i completely misunderstood your trick question but hey you got it right anyways.

I was only joking. I guess she's probably (and sadly) the most famous wife of a cyclist

Next up: The year with the lowest number of finishers? And the number of finishers if possible. Bonus points (but no prizes!) for the number of starters.

 

[wooba gooba with the green teeth]

1906 - 14 finishers, 82 entrants.

 

[MatParker117]

1906 14


Who holds the record for the longest successful breakaway in terms of time?

 

[williamp78]

1906 14


Who holds the record for the longest successful breakaway in terms of time?

1906 isn't right