CR Quiz #21 (Monday, March 23, 2015) (15 Total Points)

 

Ave Score / quiz
6.0638

WCRR/Classics: Who is the only rider to win all 5 Monuments (over an 8 year period) while wearing the Rainbow Jersey? (1 Points)
A. Alfredo Binda (Ita)
B. Louison Bobet (Fra)
C. Rik Van Looy (Bel)
D. Eddy Merckx (Bel)

He had 7 Monument victories in the Rainbow Jersey!!!
WC 1967 / Paris-Roubaix 1968
WC 1971 / Lomardia 1971, M-SR 1972, LBL 1972
WC 1974 / M-SR 1975, Flanders 1975, LBL 1975

WCRR: Who is the last reigning World RR Champion to win a Grand Tour? (2 Points)
A. Eddy Merckx (Bel)
B. Bernard Hinault (Fra)
C. Greg LeMond (USA)  WCRR 1989, TdF 1990
D. Miguel Indurain (Spa)

WCRR: Each of the following riders finished on the Podium (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in the WCRR 4 times except one.  Which rider only had 3 Podium finishes? (3 Points)
A. Alfredo Binda (Ita)
B. Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
C. Óscar Freire (Spa)
D. Eddy Merckx (Bel)
E. Rik van Looy (Bel)
F. Greg LeMond (USA)

 

1st

2nd

3rd

Total

Alfredo Binda (Ita)

3

0

1

4

Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)

3

0

1

4

Óscar Freire (Spa)

3

0

1

4

Eddy Merckx (Bel)

3

0

0

3

Rik van Looy (Bel)

2

2

0

4

Greg LeMond (USA)

2

2

0

4

WCRR: Who is the last World Road Champion to win one of Cycling’s Monuments? (4 Points)
A. Paolo Bettini (Ita)  WCRR 2006, Giro di Lombardia 2006
B. Tom Boonen (Bel)
C. Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
D. Mark Cavendish (GBr)
E. Alessandro Ballan (Ita)

WCRR: Rik Van Looy won his first World Championship Road Race in Ronse (Renaix), Belgium. (5 Point)
True
False  Belgian teammate Benoni Beyeht beat Van Looy in Ronse 1963