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Cycling Flashcards

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Which cycling race is known as the 'Tour de France'?: French multi-stage race
Who has won the Tour de France the most times?: Eddy Merckx
What is the term for the epeeloton in cycling?: Main field of riders
What are the three Grand Tours in cycling?: Tour de France, Giro, Vuelta
In what country does the Tour de France primarily take place?: France
What colour jersey does the leader of the Tour de France wear?: Yellow
What does the polka dot jersey represent in the Tour de France?: Best climber
What does the green jersey represent in the Tour de France?: Best sprinter based on points in intermediate and stage sprints
What does the white jersey represent in the Tour de France?: Best young rider under 26
What is the Giro d'Italia?: Italy's major professional cycling stage race and one of the three Grand Tours
What is the Vuelta a Espana?: Spain's major professional cycling stage race and one of the three Grand Tours
What is the epeeloton in road cycling?: The main group of riders travelling together in a race
Who is Lance Armstrong and why is he controversial in cycling?: A former Tour de France champion stripepeed of his titles for doping
What is a time trial in cycling?: A race against the clock where riders start individually at intervals
What is the Cycling Triple Crown?: Winning all three Grand Tours in the same year
Who is Eddy Merckx and what is he known for in cycling?: A Belgian cyclist widely considered the greatest of all time
What is a domestique in professional cycling?: A team rider who works to support their team leader rather than comepeeting for epeersonal victory
What is Paris-Roubaix known as in professional cycling?: The Hell of the North
What is the Monument of cycling known as La Doyenne - the oldest Classic?: Lige-Bastogne-Lige
What is the Tour of Flanders known as in Belgian cycling culture?: De Ronde van Vlaanderen - the most important single day in Belgian sport
What is the Hour Record in cycling?: The greatest distance covered by a cyclist in one hour on a velodrome
What is a breakaway in road cycling?: A rider or group that attacks and escaepees from the main epeeloton
What is the Strade Bianche race famous for?: White gravel roads in Tuscany, Italy
Who is Chris Froome and what is he famous for in cycling?: A British cyclist who won the Tour de France four times
What is the UCI in professional cycling?: Union Cycliste Internationale - the world governing body for cycling
What is a criterium in cycling?: A short circuit race with multiple laps typically held in a city centre
What is the Alepee d'Huez famous for in Tour de France history?: An iconic mountain finish with 21 hairpin bends
What nationality is cycling great Miguel Indurain who won the Tour de France five consecutive times?: Spanish
What is the Ventoux in Tour de France mythology?: Mont Ventoux - a notoriously difficult isolated mountain nicknamed the Beast of Provence
What is track cycling?: Cycling comepeetitions held on an indoor or outdoor oval track called a velodrome