CR Quiz #3-3 Monday, January 16, 2006 (15 Total Points)

 

This fall classic is considered a flat, "sprinter’s race"? (1 point)

A. Paris-Brussels

B. Giro di Lombardia

C. Paris-Tours

D. Tour of Zurich

E. San Sebastian

P-T races over the flatlands southwest of Paris.  A sprinter’s delight.

 

How much of the 1000-meter (Velodrome) Match Sprint event do the judges actually time? (2 points)

A. The last 100 meters

B. The last 200 meters

C. The last 500 meters

D. 1000 meters

E. They choose laps at random

 

TdF: By how many seconds did Greg LeMond beat Laurent Fignon in the 1989 final stage Individual Time Trial? (3 points)

A. 8 seconds

B. 19 seconds

C. 28 seconds

D. 50 seconds

E. 58 seconds

The ITT margin was 58 seconds, the overall was 8 seconds.

 

GIRO: What is the "Cima Coppi"? (4 points)

A. Fausto Coppi's favorite coffee shop

B. A Coppi bicycle

C. A special prize for the winner of the highest Giro climb

D. A special nickname for a great Italian hero

E. An Italian Museum featuring Fausto Coppi

 

Who was the first rider to win a "final Tour de France stage" on the Champs Elysees? (5 points)

A. Rik Van Looy (Bel)

B. Freddy Maertens (Bel)

C. Walter Godefroot (Bel)

D. Felice Gimondi (Ita)

E. Andre Darrigade (Fra)

Godefroot, 1975 TdF, Stage 22.