Off season trivia quiz

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Quick one - no Googling

    What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin and Richard Virenque?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    FJS wrote:
    Quick one - no Googling
    What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin and Richard Virenque?
    Whatever it is that Martin van Geneugden is best known for.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    FJS wrote:
    Quick one - no Googling

    What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin and Richard Virenque?

    OK, let's make it a bit easier by adding a fourth name:

    Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin, Richard Virenque and Angel Vicioso
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Guess.....Have they appeared in reality TV shows?


    Hehe

    Googling Martin van Geneugden tells me this is highly unlikely
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    FJS wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    Quick one - no Googling

    What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin and Richard Virenque?

    OK, let's make it a bit easier by adding a fourth name:

    Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin, Richard Virenque and Angel Vicioso
    Ah! Their surnames all begin with V.

    Apart from Rebellin.



    (Even Google isn't solving this one)
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Thought it would be doable with Vicioso added. Last hint: they had a win that wasnt on the front page
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FJS wrote:
    Thought it would be doable with Vicioso added. Last hint: they had a win that wasnt on the front page

    Stage win on word cup final day?
    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    In 1987, on stage 21 (of 25!) Roche collapsed at the top of La Plagne, 4 seconds behind Delgado in one of the most repeated bits of cycling on TV. Who won the stage and who was second?
    Fignon won. The second was a Spaniard - a BH rider I think - Pino? Fuente? There's a photo of the finish that is one of those ones that's always stuck with me - Fignon with a huge celebration while the other guy pounds his handlebars.

    Yes (aside from the typo). Good knowledge!

    1. Laurent Fignon (Système U): 6hr 7min 5sec
    2. Anselmo Fuerte (BH) s.t.
    3. Fabio Parra (Cafe de Colombia) @ 39sec
    4. Pedro Delgado (PDM) @ 57sec
    5. Stephen Roche (Carrera) @ 1min 1sec
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    TheBigBean wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    In 1987, on stage 21 (of 25!) Roche collapsed at the top of La Plagne, 4 seconds behind Delgado in one of the most repeated bits of cycling on TV. Who won the stage and who was second?
    Fignon won. The second was a Spaniard - a BH rider I think - Pino? Fuente? There's a photo of the finish that is one of those ones that's always stuck with me - Fignon with a huge celebration while the other guy pounds his handlebars.

    Yes (aside from the typo). Good knowledge!

    1. Laurent Fignon (Système U): 6hr 7min 5sec
    2. Anselmo Fuerte (BH) s.t.
    3. Fabio Parra (Cafe de Colombia) @ 39sec
    4. Pedro Delgado (PDM) @ 57sec
    5. Stephen Roche (Carrera) @ 1min 1sec

    Most other stages I would have forgotten - but that one was special.

    This is the photo I mentioned:

    TdF-1987-s21-LaPlagne-LaurentFignon-AnselmoFuerte-02.jpg
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    In 1987, on stage 21 (of 25!) Roche collapsed at the top of La Plagne, 4 seconds behind Delgado in one of the most repeated bits of cycling on TV. Who won the stage and who was second?
    Fignon won. The second was a Spaniard - a BH rider I think - Pino? Fuente? There's a photo of the finish that is one of those ones that's always stuck with me - Fignon with a huge celebration while the other guy pounds his handlebars.

    Yes (aside from the typo). Good knowledge!

    1. Laurent Fignon (Système U): 6hr 7min 5sec
    2. Anselmo Fuerte (BH) s.t.
    3. Fabio Parra (Cafe de Colombia) @ 39sec
    4. Pedro Delgado (PDM) @ 57sec
    5. Stephen Roche (Carrera) @ 1min 1sec

    Most other stages I would have forgotten - but that one was special.

    This is the photo I mentioned:

    TdF-1987-s21-LaPlagne-LaurentFignon-AnselmoFuerte-02.jpg
    That photo pretty much sums up cycling in one...
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    TheBigBean wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    In 1987, on stage 21 (of 25!) Roche collapsed at the top of La Plagne, 4 seconds behind Delgado in one of the most repeated bits of cycling on TV. Who won the stage and who was second?
    Fignon won. The second was a Spaniard - a BH rider I think - Pino? Fuente? There's a photo of the finish that is one of those ones that's always stuck with me - Fignon with a huge celebration while the other guy pounds his handlebars.

    Yes (aside from the typo). Good knowledge!

    1. Laurent Fignon (Système U): 6hr 7min 5sec
    2. Anselmo Fuerte (BH) s.t.
    3. Fabio Parra (Cafe de Colombia) @ 39sec
    4. Pedro Delgado (PDM) @ 57sec
    5. Stephen Roche (Carrera) @ 1min 1sec

    Typo? Isn't Fuente this guy...

    7458602.jpg

    That's José Manuel Fuente not Anselmo Fuerte. So that's the wrong answer then. :wink:
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    That's José Manuel Fuente not Anselmo Fuerte. So that's the wrong answer then. :wink:
    I thought his name was Fuente. At least it shows I didn't google it.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    RichN95 wrote:
    At least it shows I didn't google it.

    What, because you got the wrong answer? :D
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    Outstanding questions:

    From FJS. What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin, Richard Virenque and Vicioso. Hint: they had a win that wasnt on the front page.

    From Art Vandelay. Who's this and why is he wearing world champ stripes?
    AmyWalkerStevic_NewKit-vi.jpg
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    That's José Manuel Fuente not Anselmo Fuerte. So that's the wrong answer then. :wink:

    Fuente would have been 43 in 1987, and as we all know, that's way too old to be winning anything at a GT. Oh wait...
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Fuente would have been 43 in 1987, and as we all know, that's way too old to be winning anything at a GT. Oh wait...

    :D
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Fuente would have been 43 in 1987, and as we all know, that's way too old to be winning anything at a GT. Oh wait...

    :D
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    To answer Art Vandelay's question, that Ivan Stevic, who won the inaugural, and only, World B Championships back in 2007.

    Please don't tell me he's still wearing the jersey.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,887
    andyp wrote:
    To answer Art Vandelay's question, that Ivan Stevic, who won the inaugural, and only, World B Championships back in 2007.

    Please don't tell me he's still wearing the jersey.

    If I was world champion in anything, I'd still be wearing the jersey and telling everyone about it. In fact, I have a friend who is a world champion long distance runner and I repeatedly tell everyone about that!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Interesting. Never heard of the B World Champ before. So who got the silver medal in the men's B TT world champ? :D
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    dish_dash wrote:
    Interesting. Never heard of the B World Champ before. So who got the silver medal in the men's B TT world champ? :D
    Some no-mark from Kenya. At least he didn't ride into the commissaire that time.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Time for another question? I know that the Martin van Geneugden question hasn't been answered yet, but until FJS turns up, what do Chris Boardman, Stéphane Heulot, Rolf Sørensen and Bernard Hinault have in common?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    That's easy, they've all abandoned the Tour whilst in yellow.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    andyp wrote:
    That's easy, they've all abandoned the Tour whilst in yellow.

    :(
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    TheBigBean wrote:
    From FJS. What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin, Richard Virenque and Vicioso. Hint: they had a win that wasnt on the front page

    OK, time to give the answer I guess:

    They all won a stage in which another rider died through a crash: Riviere, Kivilev, Casartelli, Weylandt
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    FJS wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    From FJS. What connects Martin van Geneugden, Davide Rebellin, Richard Virenque and Vicioso. Hint: they had a win that wasnt on the front page

    OK, time to give the answer I guess:

    They all won a stage in which another rider died through a crash: Riviere, Kivilev, Casartelli, Weylandt

    Cor blimey. That's not one you'd want on the Palmares, is it?

    Edit: sorry, meant to say that's a great question though
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Who is the fifth and so far final rider in the sequence (and why):

    Henk Poppe, Francisco Cabello, Nicola Minali, Fabian Cancellara, ___________
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    FJS wrote:

    They all won a stage in which another rider died through a crash: Riviere, Kivilev, Casartelli, Weylandt
    Riviere didn't die.
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    andyp wrote:
    To answer Art Vandelay's question, that Ivan Stevic, who won the inaugural, and only, World B Championships back in 2007.
    Correct Stevic of Serbia and 'B' World Champs - staged for nations with developing competitive cycling. First edition was 1997 though and was held every two years - none held in 2005 and 2007 is the last to date. Murilo Fischer won the RR title in 2003 and in the 2007 TT Champs Froome, racing for Kenya, came 2nd to Ma Haijun of China.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    He did, but not due to the injuries he received in the crash.

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