TDF Trivia quiz

[webvan]

At least seven: Fignon, Winnen, Indurain, Jaskula, Ugrumov, Riis, Ullrich

 

[Cyivel]

Kloden also

 

[webvan]

Right, 8 then !

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You're thinking too small.

 

[Miburo]

You're thinking too small.

Can you please match your cycling IQ a bit with ours? Give us a chance lol

 

[Afrank]

34.
......................

 

[webvan]

ok, 9 with Rumsas

10 with Menchov who participated in the Jr "Peace Race"

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Only the real one counts.

 

[ciranda]

12: Stablinski, Pettersson, Van Springel, Rumsas, Fignon, Winnen, Riis, Ullrich, Indurain, Jaskula, Ugrumov, Julich

I used thirty minutes to investigate so it better be right.

 

[Cyivel]

I'm pretty sure Kloden is one fam.

 

[ciranda]

Yeah, Kloden makes it 13 if I get two attempts at this.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Still missing a few. This is probably too hard I guess.

 

[Cyivel]

Still missing a few. This is probably too hard I guess.

How many are missing?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Total of 17, or 18 if you count Levi. Stablinski never podiumed the Tour, although he won several stages. He also raced for the unusual "Poles living in France" team that featured in the Peace Race from 1949 to 1953.

1 - Adolf Christian (1962), 3rd in the 1957 Tour and, now Kohl has been demoted, the only Austrian to podium Le Tour;
2 - Gösta Pettersson (1962), 3rd in the 1970 Tour;
3 - Herman van Springel (1965), 2nd in the 1968 Tour;
4 - Vicente López Carril (1975), 3rd in the 1974 Tour;
5 - Johan van der Velde (1978), 3rd in the 1982 Tour, accidentally named Johannes by the race organisation;
6 - Peter Winnen (1980), 3rd in the 1983 Tour;
7 - Laurent Fignon (1981), winner of the 1983 and 1984 Tours and 2nd in the 1989 Tour;
8 - Piotr Ugrumov (1983, 1984, 1988, 1989), 2nd in the 1994 Tour and the first rider mentioned in this list to podium both races (3rd in the 1989 Friedensfahrt);
9 - Miguel Indurain (1984), winner of the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 Tours;
10 - Erik Breukink (1985), 3rd at the 1990 Tour;
11 - Zenon Jaskuła (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989), 3rd in the 1993 Tour;
12 - Jan Ullrich (1994), winner of the 1997 Tour and 2nd in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003;
13 - Raimondas Rumšas (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999), 3rd in the 2002 Tour and the first man listed to have placed higher at the Friedensfahrt than at the Tour (2nd in the 1999 Peace Race);
14 - Bjarne Riis (1998), winner of the 1996 Tour and 3rd in 1995;
15 - Andreas Klöden (1998, 1999, 2000), 2nd in the 2004 and 2006 Tours;
[- Levi Leipheimer (1999), 3rd in the 2007 Tour;]
16 - Bobby Julich (2003), 3rd in the 1998 Tour;
17 - Fränk Schleck (2003), 3rd in the 2011 Tour.

 

[webvan]

Total of 17, or 18 if you count Levi. Stablinski never podiumed the Tour, although he won several stages. He also raced for the unusual "Poles living in France" team that featured in the Peace Race from 1949 to 1953.

1 - Adolf Christian (1962), 3rd in the 1957 Tour and, now Kohl has been demoted, the only Austrian to podium Le Tour;
2 - Gösta Pettersson (1962), 3rd in the 1970 Tour;
3 - Herman van Springel (1965), 2nd in the 1968 Tour;
4 - Vicente López Carril (1975), 3rd in the 1974 Tour;
5 - Johan van der Velde (1978), 3rd in the 1982 Tour, accidentally named Johannes by the race organisation;
6 - Peter Winnen (1980), 3rd in the 1983 Tour;
7 - Laurent Fignon (1981), winner of the 1983 and 1984 Tours and 2nd in the 1989 Tour;
8 - Piotr Ugrumov (1983, 1984, 1988, 1989), 2nd in the 1994 Tour and the first rider mentioned in this list to podium both races(3rd in the 1989 Friedensfahrt);
9 - Miguel Indurain (1984), winner of the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 Tours;
10 - Erik Breukink (1985), 3rd at the 1990 Tour;
11 - Zenon Jaskuła (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989), 3rd in the 1993 Tour;
12 - Jan Ullrich (1994), winner of the 1997 Tour and 2nd in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003;
13 - Raimondas Rumšas (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999), 3rd in the 2002 Tour and the first man listed to have placed higher at the Friedensfahrt than at the Tour (2nd in the 1999 Peace Race);
14 - Bjarne Riis (1998), winner of the 1996 Tour and 3rd in 1995;
15 - Andreas Klöden (1998, 1999, 2000), 2nd in the 2004 and 2006 Tours;
[- Levi Leipheimer (1999), 3rd in the 2007 Tour;]
16 - Bobby Julich (2003), 3rd in the 1998 Tour;
17 - Fränk Schleck (2003), 3rd in the 2011 Tour.

Wrong, Winnen was second in 1980! So I guess I get to pick the next one ;-) Should be a lot easier!

 

[ciranda]

Here's another one, hope you people like it.

Please identify the following cyclists plus you also need to mention which one of these dudes worked as a mail carrier and won his first race on a postal service bicycle.

el matador
el cabrito
el tiburon
el gato

 

[Miburo]

Here's another one, hope you people like it.

Please identify the following cyclists plus you also need to mention which one of these dudes worked as a mail carrier and won his first race on a postal service bicycle.

el matador
el cabrito
el tiburon
el gato

el cabrito: Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez
el tiburon: Victor Pena
El gato: Felix Cardenas
el matador: Ferdi Van Den Haute

I think he won his first race on a postal service bike

 

[Netserk]

At the Giro 2012 route presentation Contador was introduced as 'El Matador'.

 

[ciranda]

Three are correct of course, last one is also Colombian.

 

[Ruby United]

Anyone gonna restart?

 

[rghysens]

an easy one

What's the highest climb that ever featured in a tdf tt?

 

[Ruby United]

an easy one

What's the highest climb that ever featured in a tdf tt?

oh no, stuck

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

an easy one

What's the highest climb that ever featured in a tdf tt?

probably wrong but is it mont ventoux

 

[Ruby United]

Answer????

 

[rghysens]

probably wrong but is it mont ventoux

No.
Not mont Ventoux