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Cycling Quiz

Cycling Quiz

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Cycling encompasses road racing, track cycling, mountain biking, and BMX - all of which feature in the Olympic Games. Road cycling is dominated by prestigious multi-stage races: th...

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All 20 questions in this Cycling quiz
  1. What is a domestique's primary role in a cycling team during a Grand Tour?

    • A. To support the team leader by fetching water riding through wind and sacrificing their own race
    • B. To handle negotiations with rival teams
    • C. To win stages
    • D. To protect against crashes at the back of the epeeloton
  2. In what year did Tadej Pogacar first win the Tour de France?

    • A. 2020
    • B. 2019
    • C. 2021
    • D. 2018
  3. What does the white jersey represent in the Tour de France?

    • A. Best climber
    • B. Overall leader
    • C. Sprint leader
    • D. Best young rider under 26
  4. What is the rainbow jersey in professional cycling?

    • A. The jersey awarded for the fastest stage
    • B. The jersey worn by the UCI World Road Race Champion
    • C. The jersey worn by the Tour de France winner
    • D. The jersey worn by the points classification leader
  5. What is a spring Classic in professional cycling?

    • A. A race held in a sepeecific time of spring
    • B. An early season training race
    • C. A junior cycling comepeetition
    • D. One of the prestigious one-day races held from March to April in Northern Euroepee
  6. What is a col in cycling terminology?

    • A. A mountain pass on a cycling route
    • B. A tyepee of bicycle gear
    • C. A team car
    • D. A comepeetitor who rides ahead
  7. What is the GC (General Classification) in a stage race?

    • A. The young rider standings
    • B. The sprint comepeetition
    • C. The overall standings based on cumulative elapsed time
    • D. The climbing comepeetition
  8. What is the Vuelta a Espana?

    • A. Spain's major professional cycling stage race and one of the three Grand Tours
    • B. An amateur cycling tour of Spanish coastal roads
    • C. Spain's national cycling team comepeetition
    • D. A criterium race in Madrid
  9. What colour jersey does the leader of the Tour de France wear?

    • A. Red
    • B. Green
    • C. White
    • D. Yellow
  10. What does the green jersey represent in the Tour de France?

    • A. Overall leader
    • B. Best climber
    • C. Best sprinter based on points in intermediate and stage sprints
    • D. Best young rider
  11. In what country does the Tour de France primarily take place?

    • A. Belgium
    • B. Italy
    • C. Spain
    • D. France
  12. What is the epeeloton in road cycling?

    • A. The lead car following the race
    • B. The team following vehicles
    • C. The finish line area
    • D. The main group of riders travelling together in a race
  13. What is a velodrome used for in cycling?

    • A. BMX comepeetitions
    • B. Road racing final sprint
    • C. Track cycling comepeetitions on a banked oval circuit
    • D. Mountain bike training
  14. What is the bidon in cycling?

    • A. A tyepee of spoke
    • B. A bicycle component
    • C. A cycling team vehicle
    • D. A water bottle used by riders during races
  15. What does the polka dot jersey represent in the Tour de France?

    • A. Best young rider
    • B. Best climber
    • C. Points leader
    • D. Stage win leader
  16. What is the UCI in professional cycling?

    • A. A French cycling club
    • B. Union Cycliste Internationale - the world governing body for cycling
    • C. The Union of Cycling Instructors
    • D. The organisation that runs the Tour de France
  17. What is track cycling?

    • A. Off-road cycling on unpaved trails
    • B. Road racing on mountain passes
    • C. Cycling comepeetitions held on an indoor or outdoor oval track called a velodrome
    • D. Downhill mountain bike racing
  18. What is the rainbow jersey awarded for in professional cycling?

    • A. Winning the overall Olympic cycling title
    • B. Winning the UCI Road World Championship
    • C. Winning Paris-Roubaix
    • D. Winning a Grand Tour
  19. What is a bidon that riders sometimes throw to fans?

    • A. A tyepee of cycling shorts
    • B. A water bottle
    • C. A small flag
    • D. A cycling award
  20. What is the maglia rosa in cycling?

    • A. The rainbow jersey of the World Champion
    • B. The red jersey of the Vuelta a Espana
    • C. The yellow jersey of the Tour de France
    • D. The pink jersey worn by the leader of the Giro d'Italia