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2008 Tour of Missouri Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the 2008 Tour of Missouri.

A multiple-choice quiz by ThurstAsh. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Stage 1 came down to a sprint finish. Who won the sprint? Hint

Tyler Farrar

Martin Kohler

Francesco Chicchi

Mark Cavendish

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Question 2 of 10

2. Stage 2 was the longest stage in the 2008 Tour of Missouri. How long was it? Hint

201.13km

181.16km

188.18km

195.14km

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Question 3 of 10

3. Stge 3 was an Individual Time Trial. What team did the stage winner ride for? Hint

Team Liquigas

Symmetrics Cycling Team

Garmin Chipotle

Team Columbia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Michael Barry of Garmin Chipotle won Stage 4.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What country was the Stage 5 winner from? Hint

U.S.A.

Netherlands

Belgium

Canada

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Question 6 of 10

6. There was a breakaway in Stage 6. How many riders were in the breakaway? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Stage 7, the final stage of the 2008 Tour of Missouri, it came down to a sprint finish. Who won it? Hint

Tyler Farrar

Mark Cavendish

Francesco Chicchi

Eric Baumann

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the 2008 Tour of Missouri? Hint

Mark Cavendish

Svein Tuft

Michael Barry

Christian Vandevelde

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Question 9 of 10

9. What rider won the King of the Mountains classification? Hint

Dominique Rollin

Roman Kreuzinger

Danilo Wyss

Martin Kohler

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many riders finished the 2008 Tour of Missouri? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Stage 1 came down to a sprint finish. Who won the sprint?

Answer: Mark Cavendish

Stage 1 was a rainy day. There was a breakaway, but Team Columbia reeled them in to make the stage end in a sprint finish. Mark Cavendish took the overall lead in the 2008 Tour of Missouri with the stage win.

2. Stage 2 was the longest stage in the 2008 Tour of Missouri. How long was it?

Answer: 201.13km

Mark Cavendish would end up winning the stage. That was his second stage in a row. Mark rode for Team Columbia. Throughout the stage, Team Columbia paced the peloton, making sure no breakaways would succeed. The second place finisher was Eric Baumann of Team Sparkasse.

3. Stge 3 was an Individual Time Trial. What team did the stage winner ride for?

Answer: Garmin Chipotle

Christian Vandevelde won Stage 3. He won by just 21 seconds over the second place finisher, Michael Barry. Michael took over second place and Christian took over first place.

4. Michael Barry of Garmin Chipotle won Stage 4.

Answer: False

Michael Barry rode for Team Columbia, not Garmin Chipotle. Michael is a Canadian. Christian Vandevelde still maintained his lead by 18 seconds after Stage 4 was completed.

5. What country was the Stage 5 winner from?

Answer: Netherlands

Boy van Poppel won Stage 5. He rode for Team Rabobank. The second place finisher was also from Team Rabobank, with Michael Van Stayen being the rider. Christian still maintained his lead overall in the 2008 Tour of Missouri.

6. There was a breakaway in Stage 6. How many riders were in the breakaway?

Answer: 11

The break would not succeed. The stage would come down to a sprint finish that Mark Cavendish would win. That would be his third stage win of the 2008 Tour of Missouri, and Team Columbia's fourth stage win of the tour. The other stage win came from Michael Barry. Christian Vandevelde would still maintain the lead in the 2008 Tour of Missouri.

7. In Stage 7, the final stage of the 2008 Tour of Missouri, it came down to a sprint finish. Who won it?

Answer: Francesco Chicchi

Francesco Chicchi rode for Team Liquigas. He barely beat out Team Columbia's Mark Cavendish for the win. That was Francesco's only win the in the 2008 Tour of Missouri.

8. Who won the 2008 Tour of Missouri?

Answer: Christian Vandevelde

Christian would hold the lead from Stage 3 to Stage 7, thus winning the 2008 Tour of Missouri. This was the second Tour of Missouri. George Hincapie won the first Tour of Missouri.

9. What rider won the King of the Mountains classification?

Answer: Dominique Rollin

Dominique lead the King of the Mountains classification since the first stage of the 2008 Tour of Missouri. Dominique rode for Toyota-United, an American based team.

10. How many riders finished the 2008 Tour of Missouri?

Answer: 93

Out of the 116 riders that competed in the 2008 Tour of Missouri, only 93 completed it. There were only five teams that weren't based in the U.S. that competed in the 2008 Tour of Missouri. There were 15 teams that competed.

Source: Author ThurstAsh

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