2008 Tour De France [2] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cadel Evans

Cadel Evans injured his left elbow. Cadel had to change bikes because of the crash. Cadel was born in Katherine, Australia. He rode for Team Silence-Lotto in the 2008 Tour de France.

Answer: Italian

Leonardo Piepoli won the stage. Leonardo was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Leonardo had ridden for four different teams. He rode for Saunier Duval-Prodir in the 2008 Tour. The last time a Frenchman had won on Bastille Day was in 2005. After Stage 11, Saunier Duval-Prodir withdrew their whole team from the 2008 Tour de France.

Answer: Moises Duenas

Moises Duenas was the second rider in the 2008 Tour De France to be caught doping. Moises Duenas was tested after the Stage 4 Time Trial and was removed from the tour just before the start of Stage 11. Duenas rode for Barloworld. The first was Manuel Beltran. Manuel was tested after Stage 1 and was found positive and stopped after Stage 7. Manuel rode for Liquigas. Paolo Longo Borghini had to quit because of a broken clavicle. Paolo rode for Barloworld. Barloworld had four riders quit the 2008 Tour De France, three because of injury and one because of a failed doping test. Yuri Trofimov had to quit because of fatigue and a cold. Yuri rode for Bouygues Telecom.

Answer: No one

Riccardo Ricco would've worn it, but Riccardo was caught using Cera (a new form of EPO) and was expelled from the tour. After Stage 12 was over, Sebastian Lang was awarded the polka-dot jersey. Sebastian was born in Erfurt, Germany. Sebastian rode for Gerolsteiner in the 2008 Tour.

Answer: Team Milram and Cofidis

Niki Terpstra rode for Team Milram in the 2008 Tour De France. Niki was born in Beverwijk, Netherlands. The other breakaway rider was Florent Brard. Florent rode for Cofidis in the 2008 Tour. Mark Cavendish won the stage, and that was also his second win in a row. Mark would withdraw from the tour just before the Alps, because he would want to focus more on the 2008 Olympics.

Answer: True

Oscar Freire wore the green jersey during Stage 14 and won. Oscar was born in Torrelavega, Cantabria. Oscar rode for Team Rabobank in 2008 Tour. This stage win gave Oscar four stage wins in the Tour De France.

Answer: 16km into the race

Danny Pate, Simon Gerrans, Egoi Martinez, and Jose Luis Arrieta were the breakaway members. Danny Pate rode for Team Garmin-Chipotle. Simon Gerrans rode for Credit Agricole, and Egoi Martínez rode for Euskaltel-Euskadi. Jose Luis Arrieta rode for Ag2r-La Mondiale. Later on in the race, Jose was dropped by the other three breakaway members. Simon Gerrans wound up winning the stage.

Answer: Stefan Schumacher

Stefan would not be caught, until 5km near the summit of Col de la Bonette. He would cross the summit first. The only two climbs in Stage 16 were Hors categorie. John-Lee Augustyn would climb the Col de la Bonette, the second climb of the day. However, John-Lee would crash on the descent, as he overshot the turn and ran off the cliff. David Aroyyo would wind up winning the stage.

Answer: George Hincapie

George ended up finishing 65th in the stage. George rode for Team Columbia. George was born in Queens, New York City. Carlos Sastre won Stage 17. Stage 17 finished on a famous mountain, Alpe d'Huez.

Answer: Damiano Cunego

Damiano Cunego finished dead last in Stage 18. Damiano rode for Team Lampre. Damiano was born in Cerro Veronese, Italy. Damiano won the Giro d'Italia. Damiano would not start Stage 19, due to his injury. Damiano was the 31st person to drop out of the 2008 Tour De France.