The Cycling Quiz Game

[Devil's Elbow]

On Saturday, the Vuelta will finish at La Farrapona. On one of the previous stages here, in 2014, two riders were disqualified. Who are they and what did they do to get kicked out of the race?

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, they were kicked out for fighting, on their bikes, which is never a good look.
I'm pretty sure one of them was Brambilla (riding for QS at the time), and I think the other was Tinkoff guy... Poljanski?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Well, they were kicked out for fighting, on their bikes, which is never a good look.
I'm pretty sure one of them was Brambilla (riding for QS at the time), and I think the other was Tinkoff guy... Poljanski?

Fighting yes, Brambilla yes, Poljański no.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, I'll admit I cheated a little bit and looked up which riders where even on Tinkoff in 2014 (because I'm 99% sure it was a Tinkoff rider involved).
Rovny?

 

[Netserk]

Okay, I'll admit I cheated a little bit and looked up which riders where even on Tinkoff in 2014 (because I'm 99% sure it was a Tinkoff rider involved).
Rovny?

Before I looked it up, my guess was Brutt.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Okay, I'll admit I cheated a little bit and looked up which riders where even on Tinkoff in 2014 (because I'm 99% sure it was a Tinkoff rider involved).
Rovny?

Yes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, to stay with the subject of fighting.

What was Carlos Barredo's weapon of choice when he... err... expressed his displeasure with Rui Costa's riding after a stage of the 2010 Tour de France?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

A bike wheel.

 

[RedheadDane]

A bike wheel.

Yes, one of the more bizarre fights in cycling history:

 

[Devil's Elbow]

In 2016, Eli Iserbyt won the first of his two U23 CX world titles in a two-up sprint. Who lost that sprint after having celebrated a lap too early?

 

[RedheadDane]

Wild shot:
Tom Pidcock?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I think he was czech? I swear I've seen the video of him celebrating, but I don't follow age group cyclocross

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yes, he was (and is) Czech.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

If Czech, I would guess Boros.

No idea whether he is of an age with Iserbyt...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Michael Boroš is 33 and therefore not the answer. The rider we are looking for currently rides for a ProTeam.

 

[Netserk]

Rhymes with a Belgian superstar?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thought maybe it could be otruba but I have no idea if he even rode cx

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Toupalík?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Toupalík?

Correct.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Since the introduction of the ProTour in 2005, teams have had to be in the top two tiers of professional cycling to be eligible to ride a Grand Tour.

The Giro takes place before the national championships, otherwise this year Filippo Conca would have become the first Italian champion to be ineligible to ride his home Grand Tour due to his team's status.

There have, however, been three previous occasions since 2005 where a Grand Tour has started without the national champion due to their teams being ineligible.

Who were the three national champions, and which teams did they ride for?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Champion in the 2009 French championships, not sure what team he was riding for - maybe Auber?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Champion in the 2009 French championships, not sure what team he was riding for - maybe Auber?

Champion is correct, he was not riding for Auber though.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Champion is correct, he was not riding for Auber though.

For La Pomme Marseille or whatever the team was going by at the time, then?

I also feel like France had had another one in 2015ish - maybe Julien Loubet? Going to guess Auber again for that one.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

There's another French guy as well don't know what year or who it was but it happened at some point after 2009

DE is too quick for me*

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not La Pomme Marseille either.

You are correct that the other Frenchman you have in mind was riding for Auber, though.