What is a Derny? (1 Point)
A. a sponsoring café at “Le Grand Depart”
B. the lead official’s car
C. the broom wagon
D. a portable press box at the finish line
E. a small motorcycle for moto-pacing riders
FILL-IN the BLANK: When you combine the Tour de France victories of Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon, how many victories did they have? (2 Points)
5
Fignon TdF 1983, 1984
LeMond TdF 1986, 1989, 1990
Who is the last rider to win one of cycling’s Monuments (M-SR, Fland., P-R, LBL, Lomb.) wearing the Rainbow Jersey as reigning World Champion ? (3 Points)
A. Tom Boonen (Bel)
B. Paulo Bettini (Ita) 2006 Giro di Lombardia
C. Moreno Argentin (Ita)
D. Oscar Freire (Spa)
E. Cadel Evans (Aus)
TdF: In which year was the first Mountain-Top “road stage” finish included (not an ITT)? (4 Points)
A. 1933
B. 1947
C. 1952 TdF 1952: Stage 10 Lausanne to L’Alpe d’Huez won by Fausto Coppi
D. 1960
E. 1968
What was the cause of death for cycling legend Fausto Coppi in1960? (5 Points)
A. a hard racing crash
B. he was hit by a car while training
C. a heart attack
D. a mis-diagnosis of malaria
E. a rare blood disorder