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Quiz about 2008 Tour De France 3
Quiz about 2008 Tour De France 3

2008 Tour De France [3] Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about the 2008 Tour De France.

A multiple-choice quiz by ThurstAsh. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ThurstAsh
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
293,951
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What team's rider won Stage 19? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How many riders finished outside the time limit in Stage 19? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In the Stage 20 Individual Time Trial, who was the first person to best Danny Pate's time?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname (rode for Gerolsteiner))
Question 4 of 10
4. In Stage 20's Individual Time Trial, there were two time checks before the finish line. These time checks were about every 18km, and they tell you how long it took you to get there. After the first time check for Stefan Schumacher, he beat out Fabian Cancellara's leading time of 21 minutes and 30 seconds.


Question 5 of 10
5. In Stage 21, there were two four category climbs in the stage. On the first climb, what rider was pushed by Bernhard Eisel over the first climb? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In Stage 21, how many times did the riders have to circle the Champs-Élysées before the tour would finish? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In Stage 21, on the last lap of the Champs-Élysées, what rider's seat fell off his bike? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the overall winner of the 2008 Tour de France? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What team overall did the best in the tour? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was fourth in the mountains classification?

Answer: (Two words or just surname (rode for Bouygues Télécom))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What team's rider won Stage 19?

Answer: Cofidis

Sylvain Chavanel won his first stage ever in the Tour de France. He barely beat out Jeremy Roy for the stage win. Jeremy rode for Française des Jeux. Slyvain would also win the combativity award for the 2008 Tour de France. This was Cofidis' second win in the 2008 Tour de France. Also this was the third time a frenchmen has won a stage in the 2008 Tour de France.
2. How many riders finished outside the time limit in Stage 19?

Answer: 3

Fabian Wegmann, Romain Feillu, and Juan Antonio Flecha all finished outside the time limit. Fabian rode for Gerolsteiner. Romain rode for Agritubel, he also wore the yellow jersey for one day in the 2008 Tour de France. Juan Antonio FLecha rode for Rabobank.
3. In the Stage 20 Individual Time Trial, who was the first person to best Danny Pate's time?

Answer: Sebastian Lang

Sebastian Lang had a time of 1:06.11. He got 8th in Stage 20. Sebastian is a German cyclist. He wore the polka-dot jersey for three stages in the 2008 Tour de France. He was the most combative rider for Stage 9.
4. In Stage 20's Individual Time Trial, there were two time checks before the finish line. These time checks were about every 18km, and they tell you how long it took you to get there. After the first time check for Stefan Schumacher, he beat out Fabian Cancellara's leading time of 21 minutes and 30 seconds.

Answer: False

Stefan Schumacher tied Fabian's time. Stefan Schumacher would end up winning Time Trial with a time of 1:03.50. Stefan Schumacher won both Individual Time Trials in the 2008 Tour de France. Fabian Cancellara would place second in the Time Trial. Fabian is the 2008 World Time Trial Champion of both 2006 and 2007.
5. In Stage 21, there were two four category climbs in the stage. On the first climb, what rider was pushed by Bernhard Eisel over the first climb?

Answer: Bernhard Kohl

Bernhard Kohl rode for Gerolsteiner in the 2008 Tour de France. He wore the polka-dot jersey ever since Stage 15 of the tour. He placed third overall in the 2008 Tour de France. Bernhard was the first Austrian to win the polka-dot jersey.
6. In Stage 21, how many times did the riders have to circle the Champs-Élysées before the tour would finish?

Answer: 8 times

The Champs-Élysées means Elysian Fields in French. It's also known as La plus belle avenue du monde, which means the most beautiful avenue in the world. Every year since 1975 the Tour de France has ended on the Champs-Élysées. Traditionally the Champs-Élysées is a sprinters finish. In 2008, the winner was a sprinter, Gert Steegmans. Gert rode for Team Quick Step, a Belgian cycling team.
7. In Stage 21, on the last lap of the Champs-Élysées, what rider's seat fell off his bike?

Answer: Jens Voight

Jens Voight's seat fell off in just under 3km left in the race, luckily. If it had fallen off before the 3km mark, he wouldn't have been given the same time as the first rider over the finish line. It's known as the "3km rule". It doesn't apply to mountain stages, so again he was lucky.
8. Who was the overall winner of the 2008 Tour de France?

Answer: Carlos Sastre

Completing this Tour De France, Carlos had ridden in seven Tour de France's. He completed every one of them. This was the first time Carlos had won the Tour de France. Carlos rode for Team CSC. Carlos got the yellow jersey the first time, when the conquered the Alpe d'Huez in Stage 17 and carried the yellow jersey all the way to Paris.
9. What team overall did the best in the tour?

Answer: Team CSC

The closest team to Team CSC was Ag2r-La Mondiale, all the other teams were over an hour more than CSC's time. Team CSC was founded in 2001. CSC got their first Tour de France victory with Carlos Sastre.
10. Who was fourth in the mountains classification?

Answer: Thomas Voeckler

Thomas Voeckler had 65 points in the mountains classification. Thomas wore the polka-dot jersey for after Stages 1-5. Slyvain Chavanel took the jersey away from him after Stage 6.
Source: Author ThurstAsh

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