TDF Trivia quiz

[Ruby United]

answer rghysens?

 

[The Hitch]

Didn't it also happen in 2011 with Evans, Glbert and Rojas?

Yes this is what i was going to say.

Though of course the question is misleading as its the 2nd 3rd and 4th day not the 1st 3.

 

[rghysens]

José-manuel Fuente won the 19.6km fifteenth stage of the 1971 Tour (in 47:42). I don't know if that's the shortest ever.

correct.

The stage went from Luchon to Superbagnères.
And actually I didn't have the right to ask this question as my answer to Ruby United's question was wrong.

 

[Ruby United]

correct.

The stage went from Luchon to Superbagnères.
And actually I didn't have the right to ask this question as my answer to Ruby United's question was wrong.

We both made the same mistake.

Anyhow:

What was the shortest stage ever in the Tour de France, including TTT's TT's
and normal stages?

(BTW the first stage of 1988 isn't counted.)

 

[scholar]

What was the shortest stage ever in the Tour de France, including TTT's TT's
and normal stages?

(BTW the first stage of 1988 isn't counted.)

So really you're asking which was the second-shortest stage ever? Or are you discounting all prologues? The one Boardman won in Dublin was 5.6km. I don't know if there was anything shorter than that but longer than the 1km of 1988.

 

[burning]

So really you're asking which was the second-shortest stage ever? Or are you discounting all prologues? The one Boardman won in Dublin was 5.6km. I don't know if there was anything shorter than that but longer than the 1km of 1988.

1991 prologue was 5.4km

 

[Ruby United]

So really you're asking which was the second-shortest stage ever? Or are you discounting all prologues? The one Boardman won in Dublin was 5.6km. I don't know if there was anything shorter than that but longer than the 1km of 1988.

Prolouges are allowed.

But I've found a couple of stages less than five km, and one that is 4km.

 

[Ruby United]

So really you're asking which was the second-shortest stage ever? Or are you discounting all prologues? The one Boardman won in Dublin was 5.6km. I don't know if there was anything shorter than that but longer than the 1km of 1988.

Incorrect, as it was a 1km preface that didn't count to the overall time.

 

[Ruby United]

What was the shortest stage ever in the Tour de France, including TTT's TT's
and normal stages?

(BTW the first stage of 1988 isn't counted.)

Any answers?

 

[Ruby United]

I might be wrong but I got:

1977 stage 7b TTT was 4km.

 

[Ruby United]

Easy question: Who is the oldest ever tour de france rider?

 

[scholar]

Is this a triv thread where the first to get the right answer sets the next question, or just an opportunity for some tedious sky fanboy to ask tedious questions to which he doesn't even know the answer?

 

[Netserk]

Is this a triv thread where the first to get the right answer sets the next question, or just an opportunity for some tedious sky fanboy to ask tedious questions to which he doesn't even know the answer?

Both.

10char.

 

[scholar]

In which case it's both either Carlo Algatrensig's turn for getting the actual right answer to the jerseys question, or mine for getting the shortest mass-start stage, and an opportunity for Ruby United to bore us senseless.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Easy question: Who is the oldest ever tour de france rider?

Henri Paret was 50 in 1904. (Easy?? I had to look it up.)

 

[Ruby United]

Henri Paret was 50 in 1904. (Easy?? I had to look it up.)

Correct: Chris Horner and Jens Voight are the only two riders ever over 40 to have ridden on the same team during the Tour and this tour is the first time since ninteen twenty six there have been two over 40 participating.

 

[Ruby United]

An easy one but: What did vino do in last years Tour that put him onto the 'results table'?

 

[scholar]

Can someone please retitle this thread something like 'Ruby United asks triv questions'?

 

[Pantani_lives]

My turn for a new question. (Don't know about Vino in 2012.)

Which cyclist with initials M.R. is the only one of his country who won a stage in the Tour de France?

 

[scholar]

Mauro Ribeiro?

 

[Pantani_lives]

Mauro Ribeiro?

Yep, for Brazil. (I thought you were going to say Mark Renshaw.)

Your turn.

 

[scholar]

In 2005 Vino was the last to win on the Champs Elysées from a breakaway rather than in a bunch sprint. Who are the five others to have done so?

(In the case of incomplete answers, the winner will be the first person to name the last rider to be mentioned.)

 

[Pantani_lives]

Alain Meslet
Gerrie Knetemann
Bernard Hinault
Jeff Pierce
Eddy Seigneur

 

[saneguy]

Alain Meslet
Bernard Hinault
Eddy Seigneur
Gerrie Knetemann
Jeff Pierce

Very tough one...had to look up hard for this...

Edit - Pantini beat me to this

 

[Pantani_lives]

Edit - Pantini beat me to this

Sorry for that. I also had to look it up.