CR Quiz #19 (Monday, March 10, 2008) (15 Total Points)

Note: Paris has hosted the most stages in the Tour de France.
Which Italian City has hosted the most stages in the Giro d'Italia? (1 points)

A. Rome
B. Milan
C. San Remo
D. Torino
E. Bologna

Who was the first Italian to win the Tour de France? (2 Points)

A. Ottavio Bottecchia
B. Gino Bartali
C. Alfredo Binda
D. Costante Girardengo

Post WW2 (after 1947), who won the Tour de France by the largest margin? (3 Points)

A. Fausto Coppi (Ita)
B. Eddy Merckx (Bel)
C. Bernard Hinault (Fra)
D. Jan Ullrich (Ger)
E. Lance Armstrong (USA)
Coppi +28 min 17 sec in 1952

In which year was the first Polka Dot Jersey awarded to the Best Climber in the TdF? [4 points]

A. 1933
B. 1947
C. 1963
D. 1975
Lucien Van Impe in 1975, before that it was just the KoM Prize with no special jersey awarded.

Which young, French star rider saw his cycling career destroyed in a crash into a ravine during the 1960 Tour de France? [5 points]

A. Bernard Hinault (Fra)
B. Jean Robic (Fra)
C. Roger Riviere (Fra)
D. Jacques Anquetil (Fra)