Pinno's New Year Quiz Extraveganza
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Same rules as the last one; just the first letter of the answer with the exception that the letters are jumbled up. Unscramble the letters. All clues are cycling related.
1. The powers that be don't want an 'A' from you.
2. TRI GRAIN (anagram)
3. 203km's of springtime pain for Harold's 3rd Beak?
4. A herd, a flock, a swarm?
5. He came, he saw and he conquered.
6. Charitable Spaniards who later had a conspiracy with freedom.
7. Cycling company from across the pond who can't spell.
8. Team that likes space and something to cook citrus fruit in.
9. Something you might do at a feed station.
10. Seldom used route to Ski station always produces fireworks.
11. Sirname of 18.
12. Cycle club in Manchester gets help from Boxer to roll along.
13. Overweight East German wins junior WC here in Northern European country.
14. City of 13 location.
15. Macugnaga brings joy to Italian super domestique.
16. Flandrian race passes through this, the graveyards of fallen men.
17. Exploding spar on sailing ship?
18. Christian name for large Spanish bloke's under-performing successor.
19. Bert suffers stiffness in death again and again in the afterlife.
20. First take in some Dutch Gold and then go like an arrow.
21. Big German who has a habit of complaining in a persistent and nagging manner.
22. Former Ethiopian Province throws up TdF revelation.
1. The powers that be don't want an 'A' from you.
2. TRI GRAIN (anagram)
3. 203km's of springtime pain for Harold's 3rd Beak?
4. A herd, a flock, a swarm?
5. He came, he saw and he conquered.
6. Charitable Spaniards who later had a conspiracy with freedom.
7. Cycling company from across the pond who can't spell.
8. Team that likes space and something to cook citrus fruit in.
9. Something you might do at a feed station.
10. Seldom used route to Ski station always produces fireworks.
11. Sirname of 18.
12. Cycle club in Manchester gets help from Boxer to roll along.
13. Overweight East German wins junior WC here in Northern European country.
14. City of 13 location.
15. Macugnaga brings joy to Italian super domestique.
16. Flandrian race passes through this, the graveyards of fallen men.
17. Exploding spar on sailing ship?
18. Christian name for large Spanish bloke's under-performing successor.
19. Bert suffers stiffness in death again and again in the afterlife.
20. First take in some Dutch Gold and then go like an arrow.
21. Big German who has a habit of complaining in a persistent and nagging manner.
22. Former Ethiopian Province throws up TdF revelation.
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13 Jan Ulrich0
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Please God, no! Won't anyone stop this madness?Ecrasez l’infame0
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13 Jan Ulrich
Where is 'here' ?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19769473#p19769473]BelgianBeerGeek[/url] wrote:Please God, no! Won't anyone stop this madness?
Go on, have a go - you know you want to. What else to do whilst Frankie boy chucks rain and wind at us?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
3 must be E3 Harelbeke so I guess an E[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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15 T for Tiralongo[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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Ulrich won in Oslo[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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17 is Boom ?[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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13 Jan Ulrich
Where is 'here' ?
Norway and 14 Oslo0 -
19 - rigoberto uran uran?0
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16 Gent Wevelgem ?[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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22 - Eritrea/Daniel Teklehaimanot0
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16 Gent Wevelgem ?
Kemmelberg - battle of the Lys?0 -
3 must be E3 Harelbeke so I guess an E
Yep.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
15 T for Tiralongo
Yep.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
17 is Boom ?
Yep.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19769539#p19769539]my grandad's bike[/url] wrote:16 Gent Wevelgem ?
Kemmelberg - battle of the Lys?
"...passes through this..." Where is 'this'? Not the battle of the Lys.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
22 - Eritrea/Daniel Teklehaimanot
Correct.
What letters have we got so far?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
20 presumably refers to Amstel Gold and Fleche Wallone - not sure what the actual answer is but possibly A for Ardennes ?
I'm wondering if 4 is looking for a word referring to a group of cyclists in which case I'd go B for Bunch ?[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
Is 19 not Rigoberto Uran Uran?0
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Same rules as the last one; just the first letter of the answer with the exception that the letters are jumbled up. Unscramble the letters. All clues are cycling related.
1. The powers that be don't want an 'A' from you.
2. TRI GRAIN (anagram)
3. 203km's of springtime pain for Harold's 3rd Beak?
4. A herd, a flock, a swarm?
5. He came, he saw and he conquered.
6. Charitable Spaniards who later had a conspiracy with freedom.
7. Cycling company from across the pond who can't spell.
8. Team that likes space and something to cook citrus fruit in.
9. Something you might do at a feed station.
10. Seldom used route to Ski station always produces fireworks.
11. Sirname of 18.
12. Cycle club in Manchester gets help from Boxer to roll along.
13. Overweight East German wins junior WC here in Northern European country.
14. City of 13 location.
15. Macugnaga brings joy to Italian super domestique.
16. Flandrian race passes through this, the graveyards of fallen men.
17. Exploding spar on sailing ship?
18. Christian name for large Spanish bloke's under-performing successor.
19. Bert suffers stiffness in death again and again in the afterlife.
20. First take in some Dutch Gold and then go like an arrow.
21. Big German who has a habit of complaining in a persistent and nagging manner.
22. Former Ethiopian Province throws up TdF revelation.
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3. E 3 Harelbeke
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13. N orway
14. O slo
15. T iralongo
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17. B oom
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21.
22.
Not sure if its F, W or A for 20
Not sure if E, D or T for 220 -
7 S Specialized ?
5 C Cipollini or M Mario?
If in 18 the large Spanish bloke is Big Mig, then is M for Miguel jr, making
11 Indurain0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19769539#p19769539]my grandad's bike[/url] wrote:16 Gent Wevelgem ?
Kemmelberg - battle of the Lys?
"...passes through this..." Where is 'this'? Not the battle of the Lys.
Y - Ypres?0 -
4 - Pelton0
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20 presumably refers to Amstel Gold and Fleche Wallone - not sure what the actual answer is but possibly A for Ardennes ?
It is Wallone. W
I'm wondering if 4 is looking for a word referring to a group of cyclists in which case I'd go B for Bunch ?
Lol. Just think about that for a moment DV.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Is 19 not Rigoberto Uran Uran?
Yes it is.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Same rules as the last one; just the first letter of the answer with the exception that the letters are jumbled up. Unscramble the letters. All clues are cycling related.
1. The powers that be don't want an 'A' from you.
2. TRI GRAIN (anagram)
3. 203km's of springtime pain for Harold's 3rd Beak?
4. A herd, a flock, a swarm?
5. He came, he saw and he conquered.
6. Charitable Spaniards who later had a conspiracy with freedom.
7. Cycling company from across the pond who can't spell.
8. Team that likes space and something to cook citrus fruit in.
9. Something you might do at a feed station.
10. Seldom used route to Ski station always produces fireworks.
11. Sirname of 18.
12. Cycle club in Manchester gets help from Boxer to roll along.
13. Overweight East German wins junior WC here in Northern European country.
14. City of 13 location.
15. Macugnaga brings joy to Italian super domestique.
16. Flandrian race passes through this, the graveyards of fallen men.
17. Exploding spar on sailing ship?
18. Christian name for large Spanish bloke's under-performing successor.
19. Bert suffers stiffness in death again and again in the afterlife.
20. First take in some Dutch Gold and then go like an arrow.
21. Big German who has a habit of complaining in a persistent and nagging manner.
22. Former Ethiopian Province throws up TdF revelation.
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2.
3. E 3 Harelbeke
4.
5.
6.
7.
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10.
11.
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13. N orway
14. O slo
15. T iralongo
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17. B oom
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22.
Not sure if its F, W or A for 20
Not sure if E, D or T for 22
W for 20.
E for 22seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
7 S Specialized ?
Yes.
5 C Cipollini or M Mario?
I see your thinking but no.
If in 18 the large Spanish bloke is Big Mig, then is M for Miguel jr, making
11 Indurain
No. Have a read of the question again. You have half of itseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19769670#p19769670]my grandad's bike[/url] wrote:[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19769539#p19769539]my grandad's bike[/url] wrote:16 Gent Wevelgem ?
Kemmelberg - battle of the Lys?
"...passes through this..." Where is 'this'? Not the battle of the Lys.
Y - Ypres?
Correct.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
So far we have:
3. E
4. P
7. S
14. O
15. T
16. Y
17. B
19. U
20. W
22. Eseanoconn - gruagach craic!0
