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2008 Tour of California Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the 2008 Tour of California.

A multiple-choice quiz by ThurstAsh. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 2008 Tour of California started out with a prologue. How long was the prologue? Hint

3.4km

2.5km

3km

3.8km

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Question 2 of 10

2. Stage 2 was a sprint finish. Fabian Cancelarra raised his arms in the air before any sprinter crossed the line to win the stage.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Stage 2 came down to a sprint finish. Mark Cavendish led out for a teammate who was not there because the teammate decided not to go at the last second. Who was the teammate? Hint

Andr� Greipel

Gerald Ciolek

Michael Rodgers

Bert Grabsch

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Stage 3, Tyler Farrar dropped out. Why did he pull out of the 2008 Tour of California? Hint

Personal reasons

He crashed

Stomach bug

Broke his collarbone

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Question 5 of 10

5. Stage 4 was the longest stage of the 2008 Tour of California. There was a break. How many people started out in the breakaway? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Stage 5 was an Individual Time Trial. How many riders from Slipstream-Chipotle finished in the top three for the stage? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stage 6 came down to a sprint finish. Mark Cavendish won the stage, however, his win would be taken away. Why was his stage win taken away? Hint

He held on to his team car while his bike was being repaired, a couple miles from the finish

Mark had put a new bike part on his bike without telling the tour officials

He tested positive for EPO

It wasn't taken away

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Question 8 of 10

8. Stage 7 was a rainy stage. What team did the stage winner ride for? Hint

Team High Road

Team CSC

Health Net Pro Cycling Team

Astana

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Question 9 of 10

9. Levi Leipheimer won the 2008 Tour of California?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team did the young riders classification winner ride for? Hint

Slipstream-Chipotle

Team Rabobank

Team High Road

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 2008 Tour of California started out with a prologue. How long was the prologue?

Answer: 3.4km

Fabian Cancellara won the prologue. Fabian rode for Team CSC. Fabian is also the World Time Trial Champion. That win would also give him the overall lead in the 2008 Tour of California. Bradley Wiggins of Team High Road placed second in the prologue, thus giving him second place overall.

2. Stage 2 was a sprint finish. Fabian Cancelarra raised his arms in the air before any sprinter crossed the line to win the stage.

Answer: True

Fabian had his arms raised to signify that his still would maintain his leader's jersey. His teammate Juan Jos� Haedo, also of Team CSC, won the stage. Fabian would hold a lead of two seconds over Tyler Farrar. Tyler rode for Slipstream-Chipotle.

3. Stage 2 came down to a sprint finish. Mark Cavendish led out for a teammate who was not there because the teammate decided not to go at the last second. Who was the teammate?

Answer: Gerald Ciolek

Mark Cavendish darted off the front of the peloton. He thought that his teammate Gerald Ciolek was behind him, but he wasn't. About 150m to go, Mark slowed, waiting for Gerald to rush by, but he didn't. Mark tried to get the sprint win for himself. Tom Boonen came surging from the peloton, stealing the win away from Mark. Tom rode for Team Quick Step. Mark rode for Team High Road.

4. In Stage 3, Tyler Farrar dropped out. Why did he pull out of the 2008 Tour of California?

Answer: Stomach bug

Tyler was in the lead of the 2008 Tour of California, but a stomach bug forced him to pull out of the tour. Tyler had dropped out about halfway through the stage. Robert Gesink of Team Rabobank, won the stage. Levi Leipheimer of Astana, would take over the overall lead.

5. Stage 4 was the longest stage of the 2008 Tour of California. There was a break. How many people started out in the breakaway?

Answer: 11

Soon after the breakaway had shrunken to seven riders. The stage winner Dominique Rollin, was among those seven riders. Dominique rode for Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team. With the stage win Dominique took over the lead in the sprint classification. Heinrich Haussler was the leader of the sprint classification but he dropped out in the beginning of Stage 4.

6. Stage 5 was an Individual Time Trial. How many riders from Slipstream-Chipotle finished in the top three for the stage?

Answer: 2

The two riders were Christian Vandevelde and David Millar. David placed second, while Christian placed third. Levi Leipheimer of Astana, finished first, retaining his overall lead of the 2008 Tour of California.

7. Stage 6 came down to a sprint finish. Mark Cavendish won the stage, however, his win would be taken away. Why was his stage win taken away?

Answer: He held on to his team car while his bike was being repaired, a couple miles from the finish

The stage win was awarded to Luciano Pagliarini of Saunier Duval-Scott. Luciano's a Brazilian. Mark was in tears when the podium presentation started. Levi would still maintain his leader's jersey by 49 seconds over David Millar.

8. Stage 7 was a rainy stage. What team did the stage winner ride for?

Answer: Team High Road

The winner of Stage 7 was George Hincapie. It was his only stage win of the 2008 Tour of California. The tour officials had considered canceling the stage for fear of flood.

9. Levi Leipheimer won the 2008 Tour of California?

Answer: True

Levi rode for Astana. This was Levi's second consecutive Tour of California win, his first Tour of California win coming in 2007. Levi held the leaders jersey ever since Stage 3. He won by 49 seconds over David Millar of Slipstream-Chipotle.

10. Which team did the young riders classification winner ride for?

Answer: Team Rabobank

He's from the Netherlands. Robert won Stage 3 of the 2008 Tour of California. He finished ninth overall.

Source: Author ThurstAsh

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