CR Quiz #7 (Monday, Dec. 19, 2011) (15 Total Points)

 

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Bernard Hinault was the last French cyclist to win the TdF five times.  Who is the other French cyclist to have five TdF victories? (1 Point)
A. Bernard Thevenet (Fra)
B. Louison Bobet (Fra)
C. Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
D. Laurent Fignon (Fra)

In which TdF year did the “Festina Affair” occur? (2 Points)
A. 1995
B. 1996
C. 1997
D. 1998
E. 1999

In 1992 the TdF celebrated the new European Union by racing through a record number of countries outside France. How many other countries were raced through? (3 Points)
A. 5
B. 6 (Spain, Belgium, Netherland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Italy)
C. 8
D. 9

Which of these riders finished second in the TdF a record 6 times? (4 Points)
A. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) (second in 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1982)
B. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) (Second in 1964, 1965, and 1974)
C. Jan Ullrich (Ger) (Second in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2003)
D. Gustave Garrigou (Fra) (Second in 1907, 1909, and 1913)
E. Alex Zulle (Sui) (Second in 1999)

Eddy Merckx broke the Hour Record in 1972.  Which rider’s hour record did he break? (5 Points)
A. Ferdi Bracke
B. Fausto Coppi
C. Ole Ritter
D. Jacques Anquetil
D. Roger Riviere