TDF Trivia quiz

[Zam_Olyas]

Oops Roche won a TT making 5

That is the correct answer, you have won a ticket to Timbuktu with all expenses paid for. 5 days and 10 nights trip. Bon voyage.

 

[del1962]

That is the correct answer, you have won a ticket to Timbuktu with all expenses paid for. 5 days and 10 nights trip. Bon voyage.

OK to celebrate Impey's Yellow, when was the first TDF competor from Africa and who?

 

[MatParker117]

Ali Neffati from Tunisia 1913

Who holds the record for the most mass start stage wins in tour history?

 

[del1962]

Ali Neffati from Tunisia 1913

Who holds the record for the most mass start stage wins in tour history?

Correct

Hopefully the answer will change this tour Leducq

 

[MatParker117]

that is incorrect

 

[Ruby United]

Bernard Hinault, surely.

Unless it's Cav or Merckx ofcourse

 

[Netserk]

Decided to revive this thread now that the off season has begun.

What unusual happened in both ITTs in this year's Tour?

 

[MatParker117]

Winner of the stage was not fastest at either intermediate time check? Cav was the answer to my question by the way.

 

[Netserk]

Winner of the stage was not fastest at either intermediate time check? Cav was the answer to my question by the way.

A little more specific than that

 

[fraserhughes]

A little more specific than that

Timing related though? ... or is it too earlier for clues

 

[Netserk]

Something to do with the rider in 2nd place.

 

[fraserhughes]

Something to do with the rider in 2nd place.

The second place rider had the fastest time at the 2nd intermediate?

 

[The Hitch]

The 2nd placed rider should have won but didn't

 

[Netserk]

The second place rider had the fastest time at the 2nd intermediate?

Close but no cigar.

 

[fraserhughes]

Close but no cigar.

Probably a good job as I don't have a question!

 

[Netserk]

The 2nd placed rider should have won but didn't

That is certainly correct, but the official answer is less subjective

 

[Magnus]

Who has held the GC lead for shortest distance? Only the situation at the end of the stage is counted, so Kittel had it for 156 kilometres, Bakelandts 170,5 (145,5+25) and so on.

Jean Robic took gc on the last stage of the '47 tour, so you could argue he held it for 0 km.

 

[MatParker117]

Jean Robic took gc on the last stage of the '47 tour, so you could argue he held it for 0 km.

As did Lemond.

 

[ColAgnel]

In stage 11 TT, Froome was his team nº1 (as long as race nº1), and made second, with a time gap to Tony Martin of + 00' 12''
In stage 17 TT, Contador also wearing his team nº1 (race number 91) and got a time gap to Froome of + 00' 09''

We Quit.

 

[MatParker117]

The second placed rider was fastest at both intermediates?

 

[Netserk]

The second placed rider was fastest at both intermediates?

Ding ding ding!!!

 

[MatParker117]

Ding ding ding!!!

Fantastic, Who has spent the most days in the yellow jersey in their career without ever winning the tour and name the three riders who have spent the least amount of time in yellow in their career and won the tour?

 

[burning]

Fantastic, Who has spent the most days in the yellow jersey without ever winning the tour?

Fabian
..........

 

[Netserk]

Fantastic, Who has spent the most days in the yellow jersey without ever winning the tour?

Fabian Cancellara.

Jean Robic, Jan Janssen & Charly Gaul

 

[MatParker117]

First part correct Spartacus has spent a month in yellow.