Spain Cycling Trivia

1. Which cyclist wore the red leader's jersey after the stage one team time trial in Nimes?

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Dennis Rohan, BMC Racing

BMC dominated the time trial leading Rohan to a stage victory and the red jersey. He is the first Australian to wear red since Michael Matthews in 2014. Froome's Team Sky came in fourth place, but overall Froome was a mere nine seconds behind in the overall standings. Nibali finished in 50th place, thirty-one seconds behind. Fabian Cancellara retired at the end of the 2016 racing season and did not participate in this year's Vuelta.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: 50

The first Vuelta a España was 3411km. The race was only 14 stages long. The first-ever Vuelta a España winner was Gustaaf Deloor. Gustaaf was a Belgian cyclist.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana

Answer: 1935

The first Vuelta was held after the Tour De France and the Giro D'Italia, and the main reason for it being held was because of the success of these two events. It was the Spanish newspaper "Informaciones" and its editor Juan Pujol who instigated the race. He did this because the circulations of French and Italian papers L'Auto and Gazzetta Della Sport respectively had been boosted by the Tours in France and Italy, so he envisioned a similar thing happening in his home country. The first race was won by Belgian Gustaaf Deloor, who went on to win it in 1936 as well.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: September

It was held in May, then changed to September for over 20 years.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Adam and Simon Yates, Orica-Scott

The Quintana brothers and the Sagan brothers did not participate in the 2017 Vuelta. Andy and Frank Schleck are both retired. The Yates twins were the only brothers participating in the race. Last year Adam won the white jersey for best young rider in the 2016 Tour de France, Simon took the honor as best young rider in the 2017 Tour de France. Simon Yates finished the Vuelta in 50th place; Adam finished in 100th place.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: 1955

Before 1955, the Vuelta was not held from 1951-1954 or 1949. It was not held from 1937-1940 due to the Spanish Civil War, and not held in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II. The 1955 Vuelta a España was 15 stages long and totaled to be 2740km. Jean Dotto won the 1955 Vuelta a España.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana

Answer: War

In 1936, the Spanish civil war meant that it would be impossible to stage a cycling race around Spain, as very few foreigners would want to race in a country gripped by civil war. The Spanish cyclists would also be uneasy about leaving their families, plus if any rider started to do well, it may lead to questions about their background and which side they were on. The Vuelta was continued in 1941, but after the 1942 competition it was again stopped because of war. Due to Spain's neutrality in WWII, it could be held safely in Spain with the end of the Spanish Civil War, but it would be difficult to attract cyclists from across Europe, and it may have led to rivalries between German and French cyclists. Julian Berrendero of Spain won the two Vuelta's in 1941 and 1942.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: Miguel Indurain

Indurain has won the Tour de France five times and the Giro d' Italia twice, but never the Vuelta.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Nairobi, Kenya

Froome was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985 to British parents, Jane and Clive Froome. His maternal grandparents emigrated from Tetbury, England to Kenya to run a crop farm. His father represented England as a field hockey player.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: Spring

Starting with the 1995 Vuelta a España, it was held in September. Laurent Jalabert won the 1995 Vuelta. Laurent also won the King of the Mountains and points classification. Laurent was the third rider to win all three classifications in a Grand Tour.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: Alexander and Alejandro

Alexander Vinokourov won the Vuelta 2006; Alejandro Valverde was second.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Yves Lampaert, Quickstep

Trentin finished second, Blythe third in the sprint to the line. Mark Cavendish did not participate in the 2017 Vuelta, having crashed out and broken his shoulder blade in the fourth stage of the 2017 Tour de France.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: 13

It was the highest number of stage victories by one cyclist in one tour.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Team Sky

Team Sky set a blistering pace to overtake the breakaway group, shutting down attacks against Froome, who went full gas on the final ascent, crossing the finish line four seconds ahead of Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott). Despite having just won the Tour de France, this was Froome's first Grand Tour stage victory of the year. Michael Woods (Cannondale-Drapac) crossed one second further back. A still combative Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) finished in sixth place, twelve seconds behind Froome.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: Jersey de Oro

In English, Jersey de Oro means gold jersey. Many refer to it as the golden jersey. Alex Zülle was the first to wear the golden jersey for over 40 stages. He held it for 48 stages overall. Alex is a Switzerland native. He won two Vuelta a España's.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: Alto del Angliru

After numerous protests from cyclists and team leaders, the organizers have decided that the Angliru will never be in the race again. The other two winners on it were Gilberto Simoni and Roberto Heras.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Tejay van Garderen, BMC Racing

It was a tough day in the saddle for van Garderen, but to his credit he didn't throw in the towel. He crossed the finish line only forty-six seconds behind the winner, Tomasz Marczynski, but that was enough to drop his overall position from second to fourth place. By the time they reached Madrid, the crashes had taken their toll and van Garderen ended in tenth place overall.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: 2

Hinault won the Tour the France five times and the Giro d' Italia three times, a total of ten major tours.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Warren Barguil, Team Sunweb

In a highly unusual move, twenty-five year old Barguil, in thirteenth place overall after seven stages, was banished by Team Sunweb despite being the team's highest placed rider, one spot above designated leader Wilco Kelderman. (Barguil had already committed to leaving Sunweb at the end of the season to join French team, Fortuneo-Oscarom). Kelderman went on to finish in fourth place overall, just shy of the podium in Madrid, and one place above Alberto Contador, riding his Grand Tour swan song.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana

Answer: 23.6%

The Alto de el Angliru reaches a staggering 23.6% gradient, three kilometres from the peak of the summit, making it one of the steepest climbs in road racing in Europe. This climb is 12 kilometres long, and the first half of the climb isn't really demanding for professional riders at all. However, from the 6km mark, the average gradient is 13.1%, and after the 23.6% ramp, there are two more ramps with gradients between 18% and 21%. This climb is one of the most feared, despite only being used for the first time in the Vuelta in 1999. Jose Maria Jimenez, Gilberto Simoni, and Roberto Heras, have all won on this climb. In 2003, heavy rain meant a lot of problems when the ascension to the summet of the Angliru began, meaning that race organisers have considered scrapping this climb from the Asturias region of Spain.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: Alessandro Petacchi

In 2004, Petacchi also won six Giro stages and four tour stages, a record total of 14 in one year.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Miguel Ángel López, Astana

Twenty-three year old Columbian cyclist Miguel Ángel López (Astana) impressively won stage 15 at the summit of the Alto Hoya, leaving the chasers and pelaton in his dust, and overtaking Adam Yates in the final kilometres before the finish line. Commentators Paul Sherwin and Bob Roll were profuse in their praise and predicted great things from this young cyclist. Lopez won stages eleven and fifteen and came in eighth in Madrid. Rosen finished 26th, Moscon 27th and Soler 48th.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: 3

Gustaaf won the very-first Vuelta a España. He would win the next Vuelta too. He won stages 3, 11, and 14. Those victories would be his only Grand Tour wins in his career. Gustaaf passed away on January 28, 2002. Gustaaf was 88 years old.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: Astana

Vinokourov was first, and Kashechkin third, three minutes and twelve seconds behind.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Chris Froome, Team Sky

Riding in the red jersey, race leader Chris Froome edged out Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) by twenty-nine seconds with Vincenzo Nibali in third place, fifty-seven seconds behind. With an impressive last hurrah in the time trial, Contador moved up an astonishing four spots, from ninth to fifth place. With the win, Froome extended his time lead over his rivals for the red jersey in Madrid.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: Luis Herrera

Luis was born in Fusagasugá, Colombia. Luis won the 1987 Vuelta a España. In that year, Luis also won the King of the Mountains competition. That would be Luis' only Grand Tour victory in his career. He won two stages in his time that he competed in the Vuelta a España.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana

Answer: 11

The same number of countries have had winners in the Tour De France as in the Vuelta - 11. Just like the Tour De France, the Vuelta has historically been dominated by riders originating from the host country i.e. Spain. However, Spanish dominance is extremely convincing in the Vuelta, with 27 wins for Spain and 34 for the rest of the world. France have had nine Vuelta wins and Belgium 7 Vuelta wins. Colombia, Ireland, Russia and Kazakhstan are the four countries with just the one win.

From Quiz The Tour of Spain

Answer: Tony Rominger

He shared this record with Roberto Heras, who was disqualified for his fourth victory. Rominger won in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Zulle also won twice.

From Quiz 2017 Vuelta a España: Rendezvous with Destiny

Answer: Chris Froome, Team Sky

Chris Froome also won the white combined jersey and the green points jersey...along with taking his first Vuelta a España red....a virtual trifecta for him this year in the Vuelta. He became the first cyclist to win both the yellow Tour de France jersey and the red Vuelta jersey in the same year since Bernard Hinault in 1978. Prior to that, back to back Grand Tour wins in the same year had been achieved only by the great French cyclist Jacques Anquetil in 1963.

From Quiz Vuelta a Espana History

Answer: Tony Rominger

Tony was in Vejle, Denmark. Tony won his first Vuelta a España in 1992. He would go on to win the next two Vuelta a España's, in 1993 and 1994. In the three years Tony won, he collected 11 stage wins. Tony also won the 1995 Giro d'Italia, and the points classification. Roberto Heras won three Vuelta a España's, but not consecutively. Alex Zülle won two consecutively.

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