CR Quiz #2-3 Monday, December 19, 2005 (15 Total Points)

The “Queen of the Classics” is the name given to which race? (1 point)

A. Paris-Roubaix

B. Giro de Lombardia

C. Vuelta a Espana

D. Tour of Zurich

E. San Sebastian

A race over cobblestones, also known as “the Hell of the North”.

Which race features the sprint finish on the "Avenue de Grammont"? (2 points)

A. Paris-Nice

B. Paris-Tours

C. Paris-Roubaix

D. Paris-Brussels

E. Bordeaux-Paris

In which years did riders from Luxembourg win the Tour de France? (3 points)

A. 1921, 1959

B. 1929, 1938, 1954

C. 1919, 1939

D. 1909, 1927, 1928, 1958

E. 1932, 1952

Faber 1909, Frantz 1927, 1928, Gaul 1958

Who was the first rider to win the Vuelta a Espana three times in a row? (4 points)

A. Pedro Delgado (Spa)

B. Tony Rominger (Sui)

C. Miguel Indurain (Spa)

D. Bernard Hinault (Fra)

E. Eddy Merckx (Bel)

Rominger, Vuelta 1992, 93, 94

When was the prologue TT first introduced as a part of the Tour de France? (5 points)

A. 1903

B. 1922

C. 1935

D. 1947

E. 1967

TdF 1967: Angers Circuit, 5.7 km ITT, Won by Jose-Maria Errandonea (Spa)