Pinno's slightly tricky Christmas quiz 2019

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Pinno’s Christmas quiz 2019

No overall agranam* to solve this year
A mixture of Concise and cryptic questions
No Googling

1. Well, a Legend but missed a monument, well.
2. French national championship, (sort of) won in both forms by only this man.
3. Rode 62,885km’s of yellow race.
4. Record number of the tour starts.
5. Chicken pox didn’t prevent stage win.
6. Big event (now shortened) at the sports palace.
7. Prolific Italian, strings of firsts, few overalls started at Ariostea, finished at Mapei.
8. Simon owes thanks to this winner of double monument and double monument double.
9. Only Dutch rider to win this event 6 times.
10. Double European Junior champion joined Caja Rural at start of career, wore hoops..
11. T e l g p I I h p l p e I b r (anag.)
12. Handy little Climber, Classics specialist, Puncheur, born in Barcelona. Started at once but finished 2nd to PB at Amstel Gold and La Flèche Wallonne.
13. Namesake of 12, stage winner of Vuelta 38 times.
14. The Sky is the limit for the first latin American winner of this trip south.
15. Perhaps positive test for Dutch mountain goat caused heart trouble.
16. Talented showman (and clown?) born in Saint-Amand-Montrond but preferred the mud to start with.
17. This race: sandwiched between Beer and Steel
18. 4 golds, an hour and a string of World road and track championships plus a couple of Long scraps thrown in for her.
19. Bunch of French cyclists in 1980’s supported by white goods.
20. Inventors of the slant-parallelogram to aide shifting (but click didn’t catch on!).
21. 3 Belgians adept at the rush hour.
22. Later pulled on pink after Bertie got put on naughty step.
23. East of African continent go chasing Roo’s.
24. n a n s a p m c r a e l k a c (anag.)
25. Yorkshire lad loves the clock, the mud and the heavy going in Namur
26. 11 (ish) miles up only finished here 5 times in TdF.
27. White road proved fortuitous for woman over the rainbow.
28. Civiglio, Brianza, Valcava, Como…
29. Flat tyre no hindrance to plucky Belgian despite rough going and looming man of Helvetica.
30. Talent from Castille la mancha wins national roads, pitches up for money lending French but fails to fulfil early promise
31. This bird sang whilst flying over mountainous passes?
32. Went to Benfica (but not to play footie), ended up in stripes and then presented Arab lands.
33. Vital sprinter who also likes to go around and around. Kept close eye on dunes for allied invaders that proved victorious.
34. Energetic Alsatian takes direct route but cuddles kerbs ambition.
35. Lefevere’s darling Italian boy (took to dusting nostrils).
36. R e l n g t o i p e d m o e I (anag.)
37. Link the clues: A genesis discovery, 9 nationals (in 2 disciplines), Bucks. and a Madison.
38. Location of Western Asian event that fell foul of death and demise.
39. East German who escaped over wall only to fly against clock.
40. Paced event covering 350 miles now defunct

*Don't.

Wheelspinner

11: Philippe Gilbert
15: Robert Gesink?

pinno

Wheelspinner said:

11: Philippe Gilbert
15: Robert Gesink?

11. Correct.
15. No. Further back in time.

Dorset_Boy

6: Ghent 6 Day?
12: Purito?
14: Bernal?
15: The Chicken?
17: Whatever is between Amstell Gold & Leige-Baston-Liege
25: Tom Pidcock
27: Lizzie D / Stada Bianchi?
31: Jacob Fulsang
33: Brian Cocquard
40: Bordeaux-Paris

orraloon

27: Lizzie Armistead, as was, winner of Strade Bianche in 2016 while she was world champion?

(This quiz is going to invoke some serious head scratching, while sipping some class beverages laterz)

pinno

Dorset_Boy said:

6: Ghent 6 Day?
12: Purito?
14: Bernal?
15: The Chicken?
17: Whatever is between Amstell Gold & Leige-Baston-Liege
25: Tom Pidcock
27: Lizzie D / Stada Bianchi?
31: Jacob Fulsang
33: Brian Cocquard
40: Bordeaux-Paris

6. No - shortened.
12. No
14. Bernal, yes.
15. No
17. Well, go on then...
25. Yes
27. Yes, which answers 'Loon.
31. Fuglsang yes - which event fwiw?
33. Yes
40. Yes.

Back in a bit - got Xmas grub to finish cooking.

rick_chasey

5 Rasmussen

orraloon

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

pinno

rick_chasey said:

5 Rasmussen

No. I think that is the most difficult question in the quiz.

pinno

orraloon said:

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

No. Yeah - East German, now there's a clue.

Wheelspinner

29: Nick Nuyens?

pinno

Wheelspinner said:

29: Nick Nuyens?

No. Close.

Wheelspinner

Johan Van Summeren then?

pinno

Yes, well done that man.

Dorset_Boy

21: Merckx, Campanerts + another
28: Il Lombardia

orraloon

4: Sylvain Chavanel
17: Flèche Wallonne
18: Sarah Storey?
22: Michele Scarponi. Didn't he get promoted for the 2011 Giro after Bertie got retro DQed.

rick_chasey

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

5 Rasmussen

No. I think that is the most difficult question in the quiz.

15: Pantani

darkhairedlord

Is it a pop-up pineapple shop?

pinno

Dorset_Boy said:

21: Merckx, Campanerts + another
28: Il Lombardia

21 - Correct plus who?
28. Correct

pinno

orraloon said:

4: Sylvain Chavanel
17: Flèche Wallonne
18: Sarah Storey?
22: Michele Scarponi. Didn't he get promoted for the 2011 Giro after Bertie got retro DQed.

4 - No, I'll give you a clue: got mixed up with LA.
17. Correct
18. No, much more prolific than Sarah
22. Spot on.

pinno

rick_chasey said:

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

5 Rasmussen

No. I think that is the most difficult question in the quiz.

15: Pantani

Pantani wasn't Dutch, 80's and 90's rider.

pinno

orraloon said:

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

No connection to the hour.

pinno

pinno said:

orraloon said:

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

No connection to the hour.

"Born in ............, East Germany, ............ and the rest of his family escaped from East Germany shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall"

orraloon

4: Hincapie?

rick_chasey

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

5 Rasmussen

No. I think that is the most difficult question in the quiz.

15: Pantani

Pantani wasn't Dutch, 80's and 90's rider.

I thought you were being clever with “Dutch mountain” and he won on the alp twice IIRC and he died of a heart attack (after a tonne of cocaine) on Valentine’s Day.

pinno

rick_chasey said:

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

5 Rasmussen

No. I think that is the most difficult question in the quiz.

15: Pantani

Pantani wasn't Dutch, 80's and 90's rider.

I thought you were being clever with “Dutch mountain” and he won on the alp twice IIRC and he died of a heart attack (after a tonne of cocaine) on Valentine’s Day.

I see.

pinno

orraloon said:

4: Hincapie?

Yep.

Wheelspinner

pinno said:

pinno said:

orraloon said:

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

No connection to the hour.

"Born in ............, East Germany, ............ and the rest of his family escaped from East Germany shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall"

Jan Ullrich?

RichN95.

pinno said:

pinno said:

orraloon said:

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

No connection to the hour.

"Born in ............, East Germany, ............ and the rest of his family escaped from East Germany shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall"

Tony Martin

Also
1. Kelly
3. Zoetemelk
7. Argentin
10. Kwiatkowski
15. Theunisse
22. Scarponi
32. Rui Costa
38. Qatar

pinno

RichN95. said:

pinno said:

pinno said:

orraloon said:

39 Jens Voigt. Did hold the hour record and is German. E German? Now where is google...😉

No connection to the hour.

"Born in ............, East Germany, ............ and the rest of his family escaped from East Germany shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall"

Tony Martin

Also
1. Kelly
3. Zoetemelk
7. Argentin
10. Kwiatkowski
15. Theunisse
22. Scarponi
32. Rui Costa
38. Qatar

1. Yes
3. Yes
7. No! Though you can be forgiven if Argentin started at Ariostea. That, I do not know.
10. Yes
15. Yes, well done.
22. Yes.
32. Yes
38. Yes.

pinno

What's left:

2. French national championship, (sort of) won in both forms by only this man.
5. Chicken pox didn’t prevent stage win.
6. Big event (now shortened) at the sports palace.
7. Prolific Italian, strings of firsts, few overalls started at Ariostea, finished at Mapei.
8. Simon owes thanks to this winner of double monument and double monument double.
9. Only Dutch rider to win this event 6 times..
12. Handy little Climber, Classics specialist, Puncheur, born in Barcelona. Started at once but finished 2nd to PB at Amstel Gold and La Flèche Wallonne.
13. Namesake of 12, stage winner of Vuelta 38 times.
16. Talented showman (and clown?) born in Saint-Amand-Montrond but preferred the mud to start with.
18. 4 golds, an hour and a string of World road and track championships plus a couple of Long scraps thrown in for her.
19. Bunch of French cyclists in 1980’s supported by white goods.
20. Inventors of the slant-parallelogram to aide shifting (but click didn’t catch on!).
21. One Belgian missing.
23. East of African continent go chasing Roo’s.
24. n a n s a p m c r a e l k a c (anag.)
26. 11 (ish) miles up only finished here 5 times in TdF.
30. Talent from Castille la mancha wins national roads, pitches up for money lending French but fails to fulfil early promise
33. Vital sprinter who also likes to go around and around. Kept close eye on dunes for allied invaders that proved victorious.
34. Energetic Alsatian takes direct route but cuddles kerbs ambition.
35. Lefevere’s darling Italian boy (took to dusting nostrils).
36. R e l n g t o i p e d m o e I (anag.)
37. Link the clues: A genesis discovery, 9 nationals (in 2 disciplines), Bucks. and a Madison.