2009 Tirreno-Adriatico Trivia Quiz

Answer: Vladimir Duma

Vladimir and Julien were in a breakaway for the most part of the stage. Soon Julien dropped Vladimir, but with 9km left in the stage Vladimir caught back up with Julien. The two held off a raging peloton as they raced toward the finish. Julien beat out Vladimir for his first professional victory. Julien took the lead in every classification. Julien rode for Cofidis. Vladimir Duma rode for Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce.

Answer: Janez Brajkovic

Janez sustained some head injuries from the crash, causing him to drop out of the race. The other riders that were involved in the crash escaped with a few scratches. Janez rode for Astana. The stage came down to a sprint finish, which, Alessandro Petacchi won. He rode for LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini.

Answer: 9.5km

William Frischkorn, Yuriy Krivtsov and Lieuwe Westra made up the breakaway. They escaped early on in the stage, but would eventually be caught by the raging peloton. Tyler Farrar beat Mark Cavendish for the stage victory. Tyler rode for Garmin-Slipstream.

Answer: Montelupone

Montelupone is 272 meters in elevation, 892ft. This mountain is located in Italy in the region of Marche. Early on in the stage a five-man breakaway would start. The breakaway would be caught. With about 1km to go Joaquím Rodríguez attacked. That attack won him the stage and the overall lead of the Tirreno-Adriatico. Joaquím rode for Caisse d'Epargne.

Answer: Astana

The Individual Time Trial was 30km long. Andreas Klöden won the stage. He had a time of 41 minutes and 32 seconds. With the stage win Andreas took the overall lead of the race. Stijn Devolder placed second overall on the stage. He finished just twenty seconds after Andreas. Stijn rode for Quick Step.

Answer: True

Stage 6 had two categorized climbs. Late in the stage there was a breakaway that contained three riders. Michele Scarponi, Ivan Bosso, and Stefano Garzelli. They would make it to the finish together. Michele won the stage. Michele rode for Diquigiovanni-Androni.

Answer: Mark Cavendish

After just about 10km of racing three riders formed a breakaway. They would be caught with about 3km left in the stage. This time Mark Cavendish beat out Tyler Farrar for the win. Mark rode for Team Columbia-High Road.

Answer: Michele Scarponi

Julien El Fares led the race for the longest time. He led for the first three stages, before losing the lead to Joaquim Rodríguez. Joaquim would lose the lead to Andreas after holding the lead for one stage. Then Michele would take control after Stage 6 and hold on to win the Tirreno-Adriatico. Michele won only one stage in the 2009 Tirreno-Adriatico. Michele won Stage 6. Michele rode for Diquigiovanni-Androni.

Answer: Thomas Lovkvist

Thomas gained the lead in the Young Riders Classification after Stage 5 came to an end. He would hold on to the lead throughout the rest of the Tirreno-Adriatico. Thomas rode for Team Columbia-High Road.

Answer: Egoi Martínez

Julien El Fares was the first leader in the King of the Mountains Classification. He lost the lead after Stage 2 to Ermanno Capelli. Ermanno would hold on to the lead until Stage 6 came to an end, Egoi took the lead during Stage 6. Egoi would hold on to win the classification. Egoi rode for Euskaltel-Euskadi.