Tuesday Morning Quiz

takethehighroad
takethehighroad Posts: 6,641
edited March 2013 in Pro race
What's the connection with these towns?

Bar-le-duc
Bourg en bresse
Quimper
Strasbourg
Paris
Joigny
Saint Brieuc
Barcelona
Arenberg
Les Essarts
Lourdes
Gap

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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Stage finishes won by Cav?

    *edit* Tour de France stage finishes
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    TdF stages won by Hushovd.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    TdF stages won by Hushovd.

    What he says. Barcelona is the tip off.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,641
    He gets it, and wins the chance to devise your own questions
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    RichN95 wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    TdF stages won by Hushovd.

    What he says. Barcelona is the tip off.

    Arenberg was the giveaway for me.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    He gets it, and wins the chance to devise your own questions

    Oh flippin' eck. I didn't know that would be the prize. I'll have a think, but if anyone else has a question at the ready, please feel free...
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    OK, what do Alberto Contador, Greg LeMond, Laurent Fignon, Andy Schleck, Marco Pantani and Jan Ullrich have in common?
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    They've all won le tour more times than Armstrong?
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    ShinyHelmut wrote:
    They've all won le tour more times than Armstrong?

    Err, yes I guess. But the list would be alot longer. Lots of people have.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    They all won the Yellow Jersey and the White Jersey, perhaps in the same Tour even.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    RichN95 wrote:
    They all won the Yellow Jersey and the White Jersey, perhaps in the same Tour even.

    Correct! Over to you for a question?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Who is the only Junior World Road Race Champion since its start in 1975 to go on to win a monument?

    (Junior, not under 23)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Damiano Cunego?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,586
    LeMond.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Damiano Cunego?
    Correct.
    (LeMond never won a monument)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Damiano Cunego?
    Correct.
    (LeMond never won a monument)

    Wey hey! :D I can't really remember how I learned that Cunego had been Junior World Champ, And he's won Lombardy, what is it twice?

    So does this mean I have to come up with a question? Can I do a Wednesday Morning Quiz?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,641
    Didn't Lemond win Roubaix in 84? Or has my memory failed me (cba Googling)
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Didn't Lemond win Roubaix in 84? Or has my memory failed me (cba Googling)
    4th in 1985 was his best Roubaix
    Also 2nd in Lombardy in 83, 2nd in MSR in 86 and 3rd in LBL in 84
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