The Christmas Quiz

Here’s a selection of questions to test your memory and knowledge of pro cycling, ranging from geography to history, family to money, tech to trivia.

Some are easy, some just can’t be googled and for one or two maybe there’s just no correct answer.

Identity Parade
1. He’s dressed in red and makes his way through the snow but it’s not Santa. Can you name the rider pictured above?

2. Name three pro cyclists with “Santa” in their name.

3. Name the 15 year old on the cover of Vélo magazine next to Sébastien Chavanel, then with FDJ, back in 2008.

Geography

4. Name the strategic berg near this windmill in Belgium.

5. This year’s Giro started in Belfast, the Tour in Leeds and in 2012 the Giro started in Herning. Which was the most northern start for a grand tour?

6. Of the three grand tours this year only one visited its national capital, which one?

Family

Euro Soap Crack team
7. This Euro-Soap-Crack team member didn’t make it big as a pro. Can you name his more famous son?

Adam Yates

8. That’s Adam Yates winning in Turkey. Both he and his brother Simon have had a great season. Name four more sets of brothers in the pro peloton this year. For a bonus point name the brother and sister who are pro cyclists.

9. Tony Gallopin won a stage of the Tour de France and wore yellow for a day. He comes from a big cycling dynasty. Uncle Alain was a pro who a handful of races and is now a DS at Trek Factory Racing while uncles Joël and Guy were also successful pros who rode the Tour de France. Which family member has won the French national road race championships?

History

10. This might be the greatest cycling photo of all time. Where was it taken?

Pantani Memorial

11. How many Marco Pantani memorials are there?

“Together with Eddy Merckx, we won all the classics there are to win. I won ********* and he won all the rest.”

12. What race is Noël Vantyghem referring to above?

Money

Criterium Du Dauphiné 2014

13. The Critérium du Dauphiné is one of the best races of the year and belongs by the Tour de France owners ASO. Is it profitable?

14. What’s the average World Tour team budget for 2015?

15. Which team won the least prize money in the Tour de France this year?

Chief commissaire

16. Are race radios allowed in World Tour races for 2015?

17. What’s the maximum distance permitted for a one day professional road race?

18. Which is the only branch of the sport where competitors must pin a number on their shoulders?

Hors Course – Beyond the Peloton

19. Who is the dear hunter pictured above?

20. What car does Jean-Christophe Péraud drive?

21. Which pro cyclist has had a insect named after them?

Crikey!
Misha Glenny McMafia book
22. It’s not everyday you read a book about organised crime and find references to a senior UCI member. Who gets name-checked in Misha Glenny’s McMafia?

23. Who are the two smiley people pictured above?

24. Photographers work hard to get close to the action and some fans want to experience the action up close. But there are limits. Can you name the race where “photo guy” became part of the street furniture?

Tech
25. Name a World Tour team that has to buy its own groupsets

26. Which World Tour team uses threaded bottom bracket shells rather than press-fit bearings?

27. Why do inner tubes smell of fish?

Mind your language
28. Tom Beans, Jake Birdsong and Michael Snow are the literal translations of three rider names in the World Tour. What’s their original name?

29. Name the odd one out among “peloton”, “échelon”, “échappée”.

30. “The Sheriff”, “The Little Gardener” and “The Chimney Sweep” were the nicknames of which riders?

Prize
If you’ve made it this far, well done. Unlike some competitions this isn’t an email harvesting exercise masquerading behind a simple question. It’s a lot of work to answer the questions but I thought it’d be fun to cover a wide scope and have questions that can’t be answered just by trawling Google or Wikipedia.

If you want to have a go, leave your answers in the comments below and I’ll send a prize to the reader with the (most) correct answers.

The answers will appear in a few days, a happy Christmas to all readers.

56 thoughts on “The Christmas Quiz”

  1. I think I have about 70% of the answers. Nice wide selection of questions.

    Look forward to the answer to question 22 ! Hope there is a simple explanation that has nothing to do with the real mafia.

  2. 1: Andy Hampsten
    2: – Santambrogio
    3: Pinot
    4: Kwaremont
    5: Belfast
    6: Giro
    7: –
    8: Andy & Frank Schleck, Brice & Romain Feillu, Maxim & Valentin Iglinsky, Danny & Boy Van Poppell
    9: Alain Gallopin
    10: Pyrenees
    11: 4
    12: Gent Wevelgelm
    13: No
    14: 16 million Euros
    15: Cofidis
    16: Yes
    17: 250km
    18: Cyclocross
    19: –
    20: –
    21: –
    22: –
    23: Brian Holm
    24: Gent Wevelgelm
    25: AG2R
    26: Europcar
    27: Some sort of chalk used at some point during production
    28: Boonen, Fuglsang, Nieve
    29: Echappe

  3. 1 Andy Hampsten
    2 Santaromita, Santambrogio, ?
    3
    4 Herning
    6 Vuelta
    7 Tom Boonen
    8 Tobias + Fredrik Ludvigsson, Raymond + Michel Kreder, Nairo + Dayer Quitana, Gorka + Ion Izagirre, Maxim + Valentin Iglinsky, Vincenso + Antonio Nibali, Juraj + Peter Sagan… I could keep going :). Daniele + Rosalla Ratto are brother/sister.
    9 Tony as Espoir?
    10 Stelvio
    11 8
    12 Paris-Tours
    13 No
    14 22 million
    15 Lampre
    16 yes
    17 200km, but exceptions are made
    18 cyclocross
    19 Andy Schleck
    20 ?
    21 ?
    22 ?
    23 Zelaya and Francisco Contador
    24 Gent-Wevelgem
    25 Garmin-Sharp
    26
    27 rubber
    28 Tom Boonen, Jakob Fuglsang , Mikel Nieve
    29 échappée
    30 Neil Stephens, Luis Herrera, Maurice Garin

  4. To help everyone else who wants a go, just copy and paste this list and stick your answers after…

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    • Q1. Andy Hampsten
      Q2. Mauro Santambroggio, Ivan Santaromita, Jose Serpa Santander
      Q3. Nacer Bouhanni
      Q4. Molenberg
      Q5. Herning
      Q6. Tour de France
      Q7. Tom Boonen
      Q8. Peter and Juraj Sagan, Nairo and Dayer Quintana, Adam and Simon Yates, Cameron and Travis Meyer. Bonus: Paolo Longo Borghini and Elisa Longo Borghini
      Q9. Marion Rousse
      Q10. Colle Della Fauniera (also known as Colle Pantani or Colle dei Morti)
      Q11. Not enough (5?)
      Q12. Nokere Koerse – Danilith Classic
      Q13. Yes
      Q14. About 20 million euros
      Q15. Cofidis
      Q16. Yes
      Q17. 298 km
      Q18. Cyclocross
      Q19. Andy Schleck
      Q20. Hyundai
      Q21. Nairo Quintana
      Q22. Igor Makarov
      Q23. Pedro Zelaya and Francisco Contado
      Q24. Gent – Wevelgem
      Q25. Cannondale-Garmin
      Q26. Movistar
      Q27. The rubber of inner tubes contain Trimethylamine, which has a strong fishy smell.
      Q28. Tom Boonen, Jacob Fuglsang and Mikel Nieve
      Q29. échelon – it is a formation, not a body or group of rider(s)
      Q30. Francesco Moser, Luis “Lucho” Herrera and Maurice Garin

  5. Q1. Nairo Quintana
    Q2. Ivan Santaromita, (Mauro Santambrogio), Jose Serpa Santander
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    Q6. Tour de France
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    Q8. Sagan, Izagirre, Velits, Quintana
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    Q10. Puy-de-Dôme
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    Q12. Paris-Tours
    Q13. No
    Q14.
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    Q16. Yes
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    Q19. Andy Schleck
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    Q23. Fran Contador and Pepe Marti?
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    Q28. Mikel Nieve, Tom Boonen? and ?
    Q29. échapée
    Q30.

  6. Q1. Andy Hampston
    Q2. Santaromita, “santambrogio” and Serpa Santander
    Q3. Pinot
    Q4. Koppenberg
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Le tour
    Q7.-
    Q8. Schlecks, Quintana’s, Iglinsky’s and Sagan’s
    Q9.-
    Q10. Puy du dome
    Q11. 80
    Q12. Paris-tours
    Q13. No
    Q14. –
    Q15. Bretange seche-enivronment
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. 250km
    Q18. Cyclocross
    Q19. Schelck
    Q20. Second hand Aston Martin
    Q21. –
    Q22. McQuaid
    Q23. Francisco Contador and Zelaya
    Q24. Gent – Wevelgem
    Q25. Lampre
    Q26. Ag2r
    Q27. Rubber and glue?
    Q28. Tom Boones, Jakob Fuglsang, Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échappée
    Q30.

    Great quiz, Difficult but fun!

  7. Q1.
    Q2. Ivan Santaromita, Mauro Santambrogio
    Q3. Bryan Coquard
    Q4.
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. TDF
    Q7.
    Q8. Peter, Juraj Sagan. Gorka, Ion Izagirre. Martin, Peter Velits. Sergio, Sebastian Heano.
    Q9. Alain Gallopin
    Q10. Puy de Dôme
    Q11.
    Q12. Paris-Tours
    Q13. No
    Q14.
    Q15. Lampre?
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. For World Tour- “Distance determined by
    the Professional Cycling Council”
    Q18. Cyclocross
    Q19. Andy Schleck
    Q20.
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    Q23. Pedro Zelaya and Fran Contador
    Q24. Gent-Wevelgen
    Q25. AG2R
    Q26.
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    Q28. Jakob Fulsgang, Tom Boonen, Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échappée
    Q30.

  8. 1. Andy Hampsten
    2. Santaromita, Santambrogio, Jukka Santala
    3. Coquard?
    4. Molenberg
    5. Herning
    6. Giro d’Italia
    7. Boonen’s dad was on that team. Don’t know who that guy is though
    8. Sylvain & Sebastien Chavanel, Martin & Peter Velits, Peter & Juraj Sagan, Valentin & Maxim Iglinskiy
    9. Guessing his girlfriend who rides for Lotto?
    10. Puy de Dome
    11. Six?
    12. Merckx never won Paris-Tours, so that
    13. Gonna guess not
    14. €18m
    15. Lampre
    16. Yes
    17. Olympics and Worlds can be up to 280km. No set in stone rule otherwise, its down to the PCC
    18. bmx?
    19. Andy Schleck
    20. A second-hand Aston Martin
    21. I want to say someone like Samuel Dumoulin or Pozzovivo but I’ll go with Wiggins
    22. Makarov/Itera
    23. Pedro Zelaya & Fran Contador
    24. Gent-Wevelgem
    25. Etixx-QuickStep
    26. Europcar
    27. Butyl rubber smells like that?
    28. Tom Boonen, Jakob Fuglsang, Mikel Nieve
    29. peloton
    30. Francesco Moser, Luis Herrera, Maurice Garin

  9. 1 someone from the 70s/80s from the shape of frame and fork I’ll say Sean Kelly
    2 Santambrogio, Christian Santa Cruz, Santa Onel
    3 Thibaut Pinot
    4 Molenberg
    5 Herning
    6 Giro
    7 Marcel Kittel
    8 Chavanals Dumoulins Schlecks Sagans; Gee and Rachel Atherton
    9 Guy
    10 Puy de Dome (should have an accent)
    11 well, the University of Sheffield has an interesting video on cycling statues at http://www.deconstructingthetour.group.shef.ac.uk/the-statues-of-cycling/
    and it says that Pantani probably has the most but not how many! Typical 2nd rate university doesn’t do their research properly. I’ll guess 3.
    12 Paris Tours (just read ‘Half man, half bike’)
    13 I guess no.
    14 £12 million?
    15 I’ll guess Garmin-Sharp
    16 I’ll say yes as you haven’t discussed any change
    17 250k
    18 Cyclo-cross maybe
    19 Frank Schleck
    20 Aston Martin (checking people are reading all the times, eh?)
    21 No idea, Bardet?
    22 Makarov
    23 Pedro Zelaya and Francisco Contado
    24 Gent Wevelgem
    25 Ag2r
    26 Garmin Sharp
    27 Amines
    28 Ton Boonen, Jakob Fuglsang, Mikel Nieve
    29 Echappee is feminine, peloton has no accents??
    30 Franceso Moser, Luis Herrara, Maurice Garin

  10. Q1. Andy Hampsten
    Q2. Ivan Santaromita, Mauro Santambrogio, Jose Serpa Santander
    Q3. Thibaut Pinot
    Q4. Kwaremont
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour de France
    Q7. Gilbert
    Q8. Brice/Romain Feillu, Nairo/Dayer Quintana, Maxim/Valentin Iglinsky, Sergio/Luis Henao.
    Q9. Allain Gallopin
    Q10. –
    Q11. 40
    Q12. Paris-Tours
    Q13. No
    Q14. 8 mi
    Q15. Bretange seche-enivronment
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. Determined by Professional Cycling Council
    Q18. Cyclocross
    Q19. Schleck
    Q20. –
    Q21. Paolo Bettini
    Q22. Pat McQuaid
    Q23. –
    Q24. Gent – Wevelgem
    Q25. Saxo-Tinkoff
    Q26. –
    Q27. Actually fish smells like inner tubes
    Q28. Tom Boonen, -, Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échappée
    Q30. Francesco Moser (or Murilo Fischer), Lucho Herrera and Maurice Garin

  11. Q1. Andy Hampsten
    Q2. Santaromita, Santambrogio, José Serpa Santander
    Q3. Bryan Coquard
    Q4. Molenberg
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour de France
    Q7. Tom Boonen
    Q8. Herrada, Vanendert, Van Poppel, Izagirre, Sagan, Schleck
    BONUS: Ratto, Longo Borghini
    Q9. Marion Rousse (his wife)
    Q10. Puy de Dome TDF 1964
    Q11. 1
    Q12. Parijs Tours
    Q13. Yes
    Q14. 15 Million euro’s
    Q15. Lampre-Merida
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. 280km is the max for a Men elite Worlds RR
    Q18. Cyclocross
    Q19. Andy Schleck
    Q20. Aston Martin
    Q21. Nairo Quintana
    Q22. Makarov
    Q23. Pedro Zelaya & Fran Contador
    Q24. Gent Wevelgem
    Q25. Garmin-Sharp
    Q26. Lotto.NL-Jumbo
    Q27. (Crushed) fishbone are used in the tubes
    Q28. Tom Boonen, Jakob Fuglsang & Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échappée (not a military word)
    Q30. Francesco Moser, Luis Herrada & Maurice Garin

  12. Q1. Andy Hampsten
    Q2. Santambrogio, Santaromita, …
    Q3. Bryan Coquard
    Q4. Kwaremont
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour de France
    Q7. André Boonen
    Q8. Michel & Raymond Kreder, Iglinskiys, Sagans, Gilberts, Alex and Annette Edmondson
    Q9. Marion Rousse (Wife)
    Q10. Puy de Dome
    Q11. Cesenatico, Mortirolo Pass, Galibier, Colle Fauniera
    Q12.
    Q13. No
    Q14.
    Q15. Europcar?
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. 280km
    Q18.
    Q19.
    Q20.
    Q21.
    Q22. Makarov?
    Q23. Pedro Zelaya and Fran Contador
    Q24. Ghent-Wevelgem
    Q25. Garmin-Sharp
    Q26. Europcar
    Q27. Powdered fishbones
    Q28. Tom Boonen, …, Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échelon
    Q30. Francesco Moser, Lucho Herrera, Maurice Garin

  13. Q1. Andy Hampsten
    Q2. Ivan Santaromita, Mauro Santambrogio and Christian Santa Cruz
    Q3. Bryan Coquard
    Q4. Molenberg
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Giro, Vuelta
    Q7. The picture shows Willy Teirlinck but I guess you wanted to show André Boonen. So, Tom Boonen.
    Q8. Quintana, Vanendert, Sagan, Izagirre, Herrada, Van Poppel, …
    Elisa and Paolo Longo Borghini, Rossella and Daniele Ratto
    Q9. Marion Rousse
    Q10. Le Puy de Dôme, TDF 1964
    Q11. 3
    Q12. Parijs-Tours
    Q13. No
    Q14. 15 million euro
    Q15. Mapre-Merida
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. Except for UCI WorldTour the maximum distance is 280km. In UCI WorldTour the distance is determined by the Professional Cycling Council and can be higher than 280km.
    Q18. Cyclocross
    Q19. Andy Schleck
    Q20. Aston Martin
    Q21. Nairo Quintana
    Q22. Igor Makarova
    Q23. Pedro Zelaya and Francisco Contador
    Q24. Gent-Wevelgem 2014
    Q25. Ag2r La Mondiale
    Q26. Europcar
    Q27. Butyl rubber gives off molecules called amines, which have a fishy odour.
    Q28. Tom Boonen, Jacob Fuglsand and Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échappée
    Q30. Francesco Moser, Luis “Lucho” Herrera and Maurice Garin

  14. Q29 I would say either echappee as it’s not widely used in English cycling circles (though most people understand what you mean), or echelon as they are all borrowed from French but the French don’t use “echelon” when they talk about echelons.

  15. Q1. Andrew Hampsten
    Q2. Stefano della Santa / Mario Santambrogio / Ivan Santaromita
    Q3. Pinot
    Q4. Oude Kwaremont
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour de France (Paris – final stage)
    Q7. Tom Boonen
    Q8. Sylvain & Sebastian Chavanel / Cameron & Travis Meyer / Frank & Andy Schleck / Wesley & Bernard Sulzberger – sister Grace (Orica GreenEDGE)
    Q9. Marion Rousse, his wife.
    Q10. Puy de Dome
    Q11. 2 (one for each ear)
    Q12. Paris Tours
    Q13. Independently, no. taken over by ASO, absorbed into their race portfolio.
    Q14. 14m Euros
    Q15. Lampre Merida
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. 280km some exceptions MSR/PT
    Q18. Cyclo Cross
    Q19. Andy Schleck – total guess.
    Q20. Aston Martin Vainquish
    Q21. Nairo Quintana
    Q22. Igor Makarova
    Q23. No idea / Francisco Contador (brothers agent)
    Q24. Gent-Wevelgem (someone should’ve bunny hopped on his head)
    Q25. Orica GreenEDGE (OEM rate less 25%) keep it quiet
    Q26. Europcar (colnago supplied teams)
    Q27. Butyl tubes during manufacturing, retain a smell forgotten the actual name, but it stinks “Does not affect latex tubes
    Q28. Boonen, Fuglsand, Nieve
    Q29. Échappé
    Q30. Moser, Herrera & Garin

    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

  16. Q1. ?
    Q2. Santaromita, Santambrogio, ?
    Q3. Coquard
    Q4. Molenberg
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour de France
    Q7. Tom Boonen!
    Q8. Peter & Juraj Sagan, Ion & Gorka Izagirre, Nairo & Dayer Quintana, Sylvain & Sebastien Chavanel. Brother-sister: Daniele & Rosella Ratto, Paolo & Elisa Longo Borghini
    Q9. His wife Marion Rousse?
    Q10. ?
    Q11. Pure guess: 4
    Q12. Paris-Tours
    Q13. No
    Q14. 12 mln euros
    Q15. Lampre
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. 280km
    Q18. CX
    Q19. ?
    Q20. ?
    Q21. ?
    Q22. Makarov
    Q23. Dr. Zelaya & Francisco Contador
    Q24. Gent-Wevelgem
    Q25. Etixx
    Q26. Europcar
    Q27. ?
    Q28. Tom Boonen, Jakob Fuglsang, Mikel Nieve
    Q29. échappée
    Q30. Lucho Herrera

  17. Quiz
    1 Andy Hampsten
    2 Santaromita, Santambroggio, Santander?
    3 Couquard
    4 Herning
    6 TdeFrance
    7 Boonen
    8  Quitana,  Iglinsky, Nibali, Sagan, brother/sister the Hausslers (she now has her married name?)
    9 Allain?
    10 Stelvio
    11 4
    12 Paris-Tours
    13 No
    14 11 million euros
    15 Lampre
    16 yes
    17 265kms, 160miles max?
    18 cyclocross, muddy
    19 Andy Schleck
    20 Sylvain Chavanel – looks more like a bird hunter than deer?
    21 Criquillion
    22 Verbruggen 
    23 Zelaya and Francisco Contador
    24 Gent-Wevelgem – Somi D’iot photographer
    25 Garmin-Sharp
    26 AG2R?
    27 fish oil used to lube the tube?
    28 Boonen, Fuglsang , Nieve
    29 échappée
    30 Moser, Herrera, doh!
    Well done … Best of the Seasons!

  18. 1. Frankie Andreu
    2. Ivan Santaromita / Mauro Santambrogio / Oscar Santamaria
    3. Bryan Coquard
    4. Koppenberg
    5. Herning
    6. Tour de France
    7. Boonen
    8. Sylvain and Sebastien Chavanel / Juraj and Peter Sagan / Romain and Brice Feillu / Nairo and Dayer Quintana
    9. Uncle Guy
    10. Puy de Dome
    11. Three
    12. Paris-Tours
    13. Yes
    14. 12 million
    15. Lampre
    16. Yes
    17. 300km
    18. Track
    19. Andy Schleck
    20. Peugeot
    21. Quintana
    22. McQuaid
    23.
    24. Gent-Wevelgem
    25. Tinkoff-Saxo
    26. Sky
    27.
    28. Tom Slagter, -, Mikel Nieve
    29. Echelon
    30. -, Bobet, Garin

  19. I have no ambitions to win anything, but for the fun of it a few of my answers:
    3.Of course it is Bryan Coquard-although he looks very young, he is easy to recognize.
    4. It is the windmill of the Molenberg!!!
    30. F.Moser is the sheriff, of course Lucho the gardener and for the chimney I would go with Garin and his impressive mustache
    9. For the Gallopins I am not quite sure, but I think it is Alain as an amateur in 1981?
    For the brothers-question: Not now active as riders in the Peloton, but the Simons were 4!!! professional riders and the Teutenbergs were 3 riding siblings-2brothers and 1 sister!

    • I had not seen that T.Gallopin and M.Rousse married this year. So you probably mean her national titles in 2012. And guys, please: The answer to question 10 is Puy de dôme! The legends pictured are Anquetil and Poulidor, TdF, 12.7.1964

  20. Straight off the top of my head.
    1. Andy Hampsten but no doubt it’s a teammate.
    2. Clause, Fe, Barbara
    3. Sylvain Chavanel
    4. Murr de huy
    5. Belfast
    6. Tour de France
    7. If I could name him I could possibly tell you his son!
    8. Now I know the brother and sister but can’t for the life of me remember their names.
    9. His mum
    10. France
    11. Too many
    12. Lombardia
    13. It probably is but ASO probably ensure it isn’t.
    14. 1 meeeellion dollars
    15. SKY
    16. As certain team managers aren’t banging on about it I assume they are allowed again.
    17. A bit less than Milan San Remo.
    18.CX
    19. Robert De Niro
    20. Renault Berlingo
    21. Quintana
    22. McQuaid
    23. Contadors brother and Father Christmas
    24. Tour De France
    25. Garmin
    26. SKY
    27. Just don’t ask what Tubeless sealant smells of.
    28. Erm
    29. echappe as it’s not an English word ;0)
    30. no idea

  21. Q1. –
    Q2. Santambrogio, Santaromita, ….
    Q3. Bryan Coquard?
    Q4. Kwaremont?
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour de France
    Q7. –
    Q8. Danny/Boy van Poppel, Andy/Fränk Schleck, Sep/Ken Vanmarcke, Maxim/Valentin Iglinsky. Bonus: Paolo/Elisa Longo Borghini
    Q9. –
    Q10. Mont Ventoux?
    Q11. Too many. Just too many.
    Q12. Paris-Roubaix
    Q13. No.
    Q14. 11 Million Euros
    Q15. Lampre
    Q16. Yes
    Q17. 300 KM
    Q18. Cyclocross
    Q19. The picture is too small.
    Q20. Trick question: he doesn’t drive a car (really, so trivial…)
    Q21. Cadel Evans
    Q22. Pat McQuaid
    Q23. –
    Q24. Gent-Wevelgem
    Q25. its own what?
    Q26. that uses what?
    Q27. They are greased in fish oil?
    Q28. Tom Boonen, Jakob Fuglsang, Michael Schär
    Q29. échappée, it’s the only french word not adopted into international cycling lingo
    Q30. –

  22. Q1.Hampsten
    Q2.Santambrogio, Santa de la Cruz, Oscar de la Santa
    Q3.Warren Barguil
    Q4.Koppenberg
    Q5.Belfast
    Q6.Paris
    Q7.T.Boonen
    Q8.Schlecks, Quintanas, Downings
    Q9.Allain Gallopin
    Q10.Puy de Dome
    Q11.Mortirolo, Alpe d’Huez, Galibier
    Q12.KBK
    Q13.No
    Q14.Europcar
    Q15.Yes
    Q16.300km
    Q17.
    Q18.Cyclo Cross
    Q19.
    Q20.Car 2 Commissaire
    Q21.Nibali
    Q22.Hein Verbruggen
    Q23.? + Brother of A Contador
    Q24.Het Volk
    Q25.
    Q26.
    Q27.
    Q28.Boonen, ?, ?,
    Q29.
    Q30.

  23. Q1. Andy Hampten
    Q2. Santambrogio, Santaromita, Santa Armée, Tosh van der Santa ( As close as it gets 😉
    Q3. Bryan Coquard
    Q4. Molenberg
    Q5. Herning
    Q6. Tour – Paris
    Q7. The father of Tom Boonen
    Q8. Brothers Yates, Velits, Sagan, Schleck, Iglynski, Van Popple, the Kreder-Clan and for Brother and sister I have Wim and Lisbeth De Vocht, but Vim retired in 2012
    Q9. Guy Sibille 1976
    Q10. Puy de Dome
    Q11. I know Galibier, Mortirolo, Cesenatico and Fauniera. So 4, but I wouldn´t wonder if there exist some more.
    Q12. Paris-Tours
    Q13. No
    Q14.Wild guess: 10,1 Million €
    Q15. Lampre-Merida
    Q16. Nope
    Q17. I remember multiple answers. For HC and .1 it was around 200 Km. For normal ProTour I think it was 230 Km while the Monuments and worlds have an exceptional permission.
    Q18. I once had to pin a shoulder numeber in an track race. So maybe it is the track
    Q19. That is Andy Schleck, on dear hunt with his brother
    Q20. Maybe Citroen?
    Q21. Nairo Quintana
    Q22. No Idea, but it could be Verbrugghe
    Q23. Pedro Zelaya and Francisco “Fran” Contador. The “good old” Astana times.
    Q24. Gent-Wevlegem
    Q25. Erm…AG2R?
    Q26. Erm…BMC?
    Q27. Erm…I don´t know 😀
    Q28. Tom Boonen, Jakub Fuglsang, Mikel Nieve
    Q29. Never heard “echelon” in connection with cycling. Maybe I just listen not that good.
    Q30.Luis Herrera

  24. Hmm, it seems question 6 has been altered. I’m 100% certain at first it said “Of the grand tours this year, which one did not visit its national capital?”. That’s why I answered Giro and Vuelta.

    The answer to the adjusted question obviously is Le Tour.

    • You’re right. Another question wrong. So difficult to make tests/exams. And I know because I’m a teacher.

      I guessed Giro because I knew it hadn’t gone to Rome and I knew Le Tour went to Paris (obvs!!) so I assumed La Vuelta went to Madrid as usual except they didn’t as they ended up in Galicia/Asturias but I just wasn’t thinking as I assumed the question was correct.

      Learnt a few things by doing the whole quiz though. Thanks inrng 🙂

  25. Inner Ring’s Christmas Quiz, is fun.
    Keep it light hearted, and just live with the minor mistakes. It’s no big deal, Matt’s not going to suspend anyone for spelling errors, or misreading questions!

    The “trick” is that some of the questions, are down to your own interpretation. Not necessarily right or wrong, just fun, reading everyone’s variations and wit!

    Some beaut answers have already been submitted – if you’ve got them all correct, you should probably be out pedalling rather than reading so much.
    Keep it real people. Well almost as real as Tyler Hamilton’s embryonic unborn foetus 🙂

    *no offence intended to any persons, cyclists, or Canadians, currently carrying any of the above mentioned icky stuff.

  26. It is “échelon” hat doesn’t belong in the list. It’s not French cyclist jargon, it is English. In French it’s “éventail”.

  27. 1. Andy Hampsten
    2. Santambrodgio, Santaromita, Della Santa
    3. Bryan Coquard
    4. Molenberg
    5. Herning
    6. Tour de France, Paris
    7. Andre Boonen
    8. Schlecks, Quintana, Iglinskiy, Sagan and Anthony brother and sister
    9. His wife, Marion Rousse
    10. Puy de dome
    11. 6
    12. Paris Tours
    13. No
    14. 12.000.000 e
    15. Lampre-Merida
    16. Yes
    17. 299 km
    18. Cyclocross
    19. Andy Schleck
    20. Aston Martin
    21. Nairo Quintana
    22. Igor Makarov
    23. Pedro Zelaya and Francisco Contador
    24. Damien Vandamme
    25. Sky
    26. Giant Shimano
    27. The white stuff inside is grinded fishbones
    28. Tom Bonnen, Michael Nieve, Jakob Fuglsang
    29. Peloton (échelon and échappée are both used outside cycling, while peloton is derived from pelote).
    30. Francesco Moser, Luis Herrara, Maurice Garin

    Phew.

  28. #19. I doubt that Andy is hunting deer w/ an over under shotgun. More likely birds or clay pigeons. Although the picture is not the highest quality, the length of barrel leads me to believe that he is shooting trap. Deer are hunted with rifles not shotguns.

    • Hard to know what’s going on in the photo but as a rule if it moves they’ll shoot it. Boar, deer and more are blasted by hunters with shotguns. There’s always a nervous time of year when you see the hunters in cammo and fluo bibs (the animals are blind to the bright orange) because you worry your shadow on a woodland road could lead to a puncture.

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