2009 Tour of California Trivia Quiz

Answer: 2nd

Levi Leipheimer won the 2008 Tour of California. Levi also won the 2007 Tour of California. Levi rode for Astana. Levi placed one second behind the winner, Fabian Cancellara. Fabian rode for Team Saxo Bank. He also won the 2008 Tour of California prologue.

Answer: Levi Leipheimer

Lance Armstrong's time trial bike was stolen. Lance's bike will easily be spotted because it's the only one with that exact paint scheme. Janez Brajkovic also had his bike stolen. Janez, Yaroslav, and Steve's bikes were just regular road bikes and don't stand out. Later, Janez's bike reappeared at a Sacramento hotel. Lance's also reappeared just before the day of the next time trial, Stage 6.

Answer: True

On the day of the prologue, Fabian showed signs of sickness. Overnight, Fabian had a high fever. He started the stage out of respect for the Tour of California. The sickness was too much and he had to pull out a little while after the start. Fabian rode for Team Saxo Bank.

He was the second person to drop out of the 2009 Tour of California. Tadej Valjavec dropped out too, but he was not in the top ten. Tadej rode for AG2R-La Mondiale.

Answer: Tim Johnson and David Kemp

The break commenced just about 5 miles into the stage. Soon, Tim and David joined Francisco Mancebo. Francisco would soon lose both Tim and David, and they both would later be caught by the peloton. Jurgen Van de Walle and Vincenzo Nibali would later come chasing after Francisco. Francisco would hold them off for the stage win. Along with the stage win, Francisco would claim the overall lead in the 2009 Tour of California. Francisco rode for Rock Racing.

Answer: The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937. The bridge has a total length of 8,981 feet and a width of 90 feet. The bridge has a total of six lanes for people to drive on. The Golden Gate Bridge is also a suspension bridge.

Answer: Yes

Thomas Peterson won Stage 2. Closely behind him was Levi Leipheimer, who took the lead after the stage had come to an end. Thomas rode for Garmin-Slipstream. Levi rode for Astana. 20 seconds after they had crossed the line, a 17-man chase group crossed the finish line. Americans Lance Armstrong and David Zabriske were in that chase group.

Answer: Lance Armstrong's

Lance Armstrong was in front of Levi. The winds were really strong during Stage 3. The wind pushed Levi into Lance Armstrong's back wheel. Lots of riders were caught up in the crash. A few days after the Tour of California was over, the Astana Cycling announced that Levi had suffered an undisplaced fracture from the crash. Thor Hushovd won the stage and rode for Cervelo TestTeam.

Answer: Clavicle and Scapula

Kim Kirchen and Oscar Freire were in the crash. Kim Kirchen rode for Team Columbia-High Road. Oscar Freire sustained a couple of fractured ribs from the crash. Oscar rode for Rabobank. Mark Cavendish won the stage. He barely beat out Tom Boonen for the win.

Answer: 0

Stage 5 was a very flat stage. There was a breakaway that started with six people. Over time it shrunk to four. They would eventually be caught by the peloton. Stage 5 came down to a sprint finish. Mark Cavendish won the stage. With the win, he took over the lead in the Points Classification. Mark rode for Team Columbia-High Road.

Answer: Gustav Larsson

Gustav rode for Team Saxo Bank. David Zabriske came in second place on the stage. Levi Leipheimer won the stage, finishing eight seconds earlier than David did. Levi rode for Astana. David rode for Garmin-Slipstream. Levi would maintain the overall lead. David moved up to second place overall after the stage ended.

Answer: Italy

Rinaldo Nocentini edged out Hayden Roulston for the stage win. Rinaldo rode for Ag2r-La Mondiale. Hayden rode for Cervelo TestTeam. Both those riders were a part of the breakaway. The other members of the break came across the line seven seconds after Rinaldo. The peloton finished 2 minutes and 19 seconds behind Rinaldo and Hayden.

Answer: Team Saxo Bank

Frank Schleck won the stage. He beat out Vincenzo Nibali for the stage win. Vincenzo rode for Liquigas. Stage 8 was a very mountainous stage. Many attacks came as the peloton climbed the mountains. Soon, two main contenders attacked while climbing a category-four mountain. Levi had to chase them if he wanted to maintain the lead. Levi would end up placing ninth on the stage.

Answer: Levi Leipheimer

Levi won the 2009 Tour of California by 36 seconds over David Zabriske. This was Levi's third consecutive Tour of California victory. Levi rode for Astana. His teammate Lance Armstrong placed seventh overall. Michael Rodgers placed third. Michael rode for Team Columbia-High Road.

Answer: Mark Cavendish

Mark won a total of two stages in the 2009 Tour of California. He won Stages 4 and 5. Mark rode for Team Columbia-High Road. Francisco Mancebo led the Points Classification from Stage 1 to Stage 4. Mark took the lead after Stage 5 came to an end.

Answer: Astana

Team Columbia-High Road led the Team Classification after the prologue ended. Once Stage 1 ended, Astana took the lead. Astana would hold on to the lead for the rest of the Tour of California. When the 2009 Tour of California ended, Astana had three cyclists in the top ten.