CR Quiz #18 (Monday, March 3, 2008) (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 late in the season race features the sprint finish on the "Avenue de Grammont"? (2 Points) [Hint: this is not the Muur du Grammont]

A. Paris-Nice
B. Paris-Tours
C. Paris-Roubaix
D. Paris-Brussels
E. Bordeaux-Paris

Who was the first “North American” rider to wear the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France?  [3 Points]

A. Steve Bauer
B. Alex Stieda
C. Luis Herrera
D. Greg LeMond

Who was the first rider to be officially awarded the Yellow Jersey? (4 Points)

A. Philippe Thys (Bel)
B. Eugene Christophe (Fra)
C. Maurice Garin (Fra)
D. Henri Pelissier (Fra)
E. Lucien Petit-Breton (Fra)
First presented after Stage 10 Thursday, July 17, 1919, in Grenoble

Who was the first British rider to win a stage in the Tour de France? (5 Points)

A. Brian Robinson (GBr)
B. Tom Simpson (GBr)
C. Brian Hoban (GBr)
D. Michael Wright (GBr)
E. Robert Millar (GBr)
Robinson, 1958 Stg 7, Hoban, 1967 Stg 14, Simpson, 1962 Stg 12, Wright, 1965 Stg 14, Millar, 1983 Stg 10