CR Quiz #16 Monday, February 18, 2008 (15 Total Points)

When was the first Tour de France held? (1 Point)
A. 1900
B. 1903 [July 1, 1903 to July 19, 1903]
C. 1907
D. 1909
E. 1912

What designation is given to the "most aggressive" rider in the Tour de France? (2 Points)
A. Red Jersey
B. Red Number
C. Blue Jersey
D. Blue Number
E. Green shorts

Which stage race is known as the "Race to the Sun"? (3 Points)
A. Paris-Tours
B. Paris-Roubaix
C. Paris-Nice
D. Paris-Brussels
E. Bordeaux-Paris

Who was the only rider in TdF history to wear the Maillot Jaune (Yellow Jersey) at the start of every stage during one Tour? (4 Points)
A. Eddy Merckx (Bel)
B. Fausto Coppi (Ita)
C. Nicholas Frantz (Lux) [TdF 1928, as the 1927 champion Frantz wore the YJ at the start of the 1928 Tour and on every stage of 1928]
D. Andre Leducq (Fra)
E. Lucien Petit-Breton (Fra)

Who was the first rider to win a "final Tour de France stage" on the Champs Elyses? (5 points)
A. Rik Van Looy (Bel)
B. Freddy Maertens (Bel)
C. Walter Godefroot (Bel) [Godefroot, 1975 TdF, Stage 22 in Paris]
D. Felice Gimondi (Ita)
E. Andre Darrigade (Fra)