Tour De France trivia

[Plakespear]

1. Who was the first Muslim to win a classification (Yellow Jersey, green jersey, climber's Jersey) in the Tour?

2. Who was the first American to ride in the Tour?

3. Who won the Val'D'Isere-Chamonix stage, took the maillot jaune, and would win the race overall in 1963?

4. This Norgeian won the 1987 stage to Luz Ardiden.

5. Who holds the unofficial record for the climb up Alpe D'Huez at 36 minutes?

6. Name the only Scandinavian rider to win the Tour.

7. In what year did Shimano- equipped bikes first ride the Tour?

8. Why is the Yellow Jersey yellow? (Bonus: why is the pointsJersey green, and climbers polka dot?)

9. After Paris, what city has hosted the most Tour finishes?

10. Who was the last rider to win the overall race without any stage wins?

[cumerritt]

yes?

[Viva]

2. Jack Boyer

5. Marco Pantani?

6. Barjne (Barney) Riis

8. The original sponsor's publication was on yellow paper.

[Plakespear]

Viva's right so far.

[Innominatus]

Man, can't ever resist these trivi-a-ma-things.

3. Jacques Anquetil
4. Dag-Otto Lauritzen
8. Original official color of the newspaper in Paris? Or those of the Credit Lyonnais bank sponsor?

[Viva]

I'm going to guess that 1. is Djamoldin Abdujaperov, who won a couple of green jerseys back in the 90s before getting bounced out of professional cycling for drug abuse.

[Artie Fufkin]

Originally posted by Plakespear

7. In what year did Shimano- equipped bikes first ride the Tour?



1973

Edit: 10. Lemond/1990

[L7]

I've got one.

Who was the first North American to wear the yellow jersey?

[cj001f]

8. Bonus - Green - because it's the color of hope (except for 1968 when it became Red, to please sponsors)
Polka Dot - similar to the packaging of a candy bar manufactured by one of the sponsors in 1975

11. What signifies the most agressive rider?