F&A's Tour de France Quiz

1. This guy really jumped over the peloton (and then made a trip to the hospital).

True
False
True - this guy jumped and ended up in the hospital both

2. Who finished second in last year's Tour de France (pictured at left)?

Alexander Vinokourov
Ivan Basso
Jan Ulrich
Ivan Basso

3. How many countries will the 2006 Tour go through?

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Five Countries - France Spain Germany Belgium and.....

4. What/who probably won't be missing from the 2006 tour?

The team time trial
Lance Armstrong
Roberto Heras
Drug controversies
Drugs of course

5. Where did Lance propose to his former fiance Cheryl Crow?

On vacation
Back stage at a rock concert
In the back of the team bus
On vacation

6. Where will next year's (2007) tour start?

Paris
London
Strasbourg
Nice
London

7. Fewest ever finishers?

10
38
59
102
165
10...way back when.

8. Oldest winner?

38
36
33
31
36...still hope for some

9. Youngest winner?

18
20
22
23
20

10. Longest solo breakaway?

250km
200km
150km
100km
250k

11. On average, how many chains were "worn out" in last year's tour for each rider?

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Three...seems like a lot to me too.

12. Eddy Merckx was known as

the cannibal
the carnivore
the badger
The cannibal