The Cycling Quiz Game

[Ilmaestro99]

The other French guy definitely won a stage at 4 hours dunkerwue or route du sud for a Conti team the same year he won the French championships, I know it. He was a sprinter? No idea his name thougn

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I will guess that there is some Puerto exile on a Conti team who won Spanish championship in the 2000s. Oscar Sevilla on rock racing in 2009 maybe

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not Babyface.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I don't think the Armée de Terre team was a thing yet in 2009, was Bretagne still continental at the time? If so, is it them?

I honestly have zero clue as to the 2015 (if it is 2015) champion. I vaguely recall his surname ended in -et, but other than Maxime Bouet, who definitely wasn't on a continental team at the time, I can't think of any other rider fitting that criterion.

I agree the final one is likely in Spain - hard to imagine a champion for a continental team not getting snapped up the next year, so the only way it would be Italy is someone with clinic issues dropping down to a team like Amore e Vita. So to follow Ilmaestro's lead: Paco Mancebo, Rock Racing, 2009?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Brétagne-Schuller is the correct answer for Champion in 2009, they had not yet gone ProConti.
The second rider is indeed 2015 and rode for Auber 93 who you previously mentioned.
The final one is indeed a Spaniard, but is not Paco nor Rock Racing.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

The final one is indeed a Spaniard, but is not Paco nor Rock Racing

I'm gonna say Ruben plaza since I remember him being out of WT for a few years before 2010 and he must've been Spanish champ. If so I've got no idea what team

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It is indeed Rubén Plaza.

 

[tobydawq]

The other French guy definitely won a stage at 4 hours dunkerwue or route du sud for a Conti team the same year he won the French championships, I know it. He was a sprinter? No idea his name thougn

It was days, not hours....

 

[RedheadDane]

It was days, not hours....

Not to mention that they struggle with getting their race to be four days. How on Earth should they manage to get it to be exactly 4 hours?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not to mention that they struggle with getting their race to be four days. How on Earth should they manage to get it to be exactly 4 hours?

I always find it amazing how the people responsible for organising the Hour Record always manage to modify the distance so that the attempt lasts exactly one hour, even though the athletes don't know how far they'll be racing before the race starts. How do they ever manage that?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Judged from this photo, I assume Steven Tronet, who I had forgotten all about, decided to only ride the first four hours before going home to watch the rest of the race on TV.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well done, now you just need Rubén Plaza's team and the set is complete.

 

[RedheadDane]

I always find it amazing how the people responsible for organising the Hour Record always manage to modify the distance so that the attempt lasts exactly one hour, even though the athletes don't know how far they'll be racing before the race starts. How do they ever manage that?

Track cycling is quite different from road cycling since they just go around in circles.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Track cycling is quite different from road cycling since they just go around in circles.

Motor racing just goes around in circles, but some races are based on who does a set number of laps fastest, and some races are based on who goes furthest in a set amount of time. The World Endurance Championship is full of "6 Hours of ____" type races, with the most famous of course being the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which I took as a precursor for how a "4 Hours of Dunkerque" could work.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm going to jump in with a question:

How many pairs of siblings on the same team are there currently on pro level?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'm going to jump in with a question:

How many pairs of siblings on the same team are there currently on pro level?

And are there more that are twins than that aren't ? (the only pairs I can think of instantly are two of twins and just one of differently aged)

But thinking on there are quite a few more...

 

[RedheadDane]

And are there more that are twins than that aren't ? (the only pairs I can think of instantly are two of twins and just one of differently aged)

Same number for twins and non-twins.
Now, don't be shy; name those pairs.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I now make it 7-5 to the non twins

 

[tobydawq]

I'm going to jump in with a question:

How many pairs of siblings on the same team are there currently on pro level?

For the men:

Van Dijke
Pidcock
Kopecky
Oliveira
Johannessen
Bais
Van der Tuuk (probably the only international pair)
Aznar
Bessega

I'm not sure about the last two pairs. I don't really know either of the riders but I seem to recall having seen the names in double on a team sheet.

I don't think there are more on the WorldTour but there could be more from the Spanish or Italian ProTeams or Sport Vlaanderen perhaps.

I have no idea about possible sisters.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I can name at least three pro riders whose twin siblings aren't pro cyclists.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

No, I do make it a tie: I had thought that Ivo O was elder than Rui.

Pikulik, Daria & Wiktoria	Holmgren, Ava & Isabella Ruiz, Laura & Lucia
Bais, Davide & Mattia Kopecky, Matyas & Tomas Pidcock, Tom & Joe Turconi, Filippo & Mateo Van der Tuuk, Axel & Danny	Bessega, Gabriele & Thomasso Johannessen, Anders Tobias Oliveira, Ivo & Rui Van Dijke, Mick & Tim

 

[tobydawq]

No, I do make it a tie: I had thought that Ivo O was elder than Rui.

Pikulik, Daria & Wiktoria	Holmgren, Ava & Isabella Ruiz, Laura & Lucia
Bais, Davide & Mattia Kopecky, Matyas & Tomas Pidcock, Tom & Joe Turconi, Filippo & Mateo Van der Tuuk, Axel & Danny	Bessega, Gabriele & Thomasso Johannessen, Anders Tobias Oliveira, Ivo & Rui Van Dijke, Mick & Tim

Is that from memory?

I'm quite happy I only missed one pair if this list is correct.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Is that from memory?

No, I cheated. Well done.

 

[tobydawq]

I see that one of the Aznars went to Euskaltel from EKP, so that was not correct.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But the Hayters are both pros once again.