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Bicycle Racing
Bicycle Racing is a very popular European sport, and it is starting to gain popularity in America. It involves either a single person, or a team racing while on bicycles. Any questions regarding racing with bikes, racing teams, or different bike races can be asked here.
299 Questions
How many awards has lance armstrong win?
; 1992 - Motorola : Settimana Bergamasca (stage 6) : Vuelta a Galicia (Stage 4a) : Trittico Premondiale (Stage 2) (or GP Sanson) : First Union Grand Prix (Atlanta) : Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic (overall, 1 stage win) : 2nd, Züri-Metzgete ; 1993 - Motorola : World Cycling Champion - UCI Road World Championships : US National Cycling Champion - CoreStates USPRO National Road Championships : Tour de France (Stage 8) : Tour of America (overall) : Trofeo Laigueglia : Tour du Pont (2nd overall, 1 stage win) : Tour of Sweden (3rd overall, 1 stage win) : Thrift Drug Classic : Kmart West Virginia Classic (overall, 2 stage wins) ; 1994 - Motorola : Thrift Drug Classic : Tour du Pont (1 stage win) : 2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège : 2nd, Clasica San Sebastian ; 1995 - Motorola : Tour de France (Stage 18) : Clásica de San Sebastián : Paris-Nice (Stage 5) : Tour du Pont (overall, mountains, 3 stage wins) : Kmart West Virginia Classic (overall, 2 stage wins) : Tour of America (overall) ; 1996 - Motorola : Tour du Pont (overall, 4 stage wins) : La Flèche Wallonne : 2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège : 2nd, Paris-Nice ; 1997 - Cofidis : Sprint 56K Criterium (Austin, TX) ; 1998 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team : Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (overall) : Tour de Luxembourg (overall, 1 stage win) : Cascade Cycling Classic : 4th, Vuelta a España ; 1999 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team : Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins) : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (ITT) (Prologue) : Route du Sud (Stage 4) : Circuit de la Sarthe (ITT) (Stage 4) : 2nd, Amstel Gold Race ; 2000 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team : Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win) : GP des Nations : Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Viatcheslav Ekimov) : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (ITT) (Stage 3) : Bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics Individual Time Trial, Men ; 2001 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team : Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins) : Tour de Suisse (overall, 2 stage wins) : 2nd, Amstel Gold Race ; 2002 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team : Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins) : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (overall, Stage 6) : GP du Midi Libre (overall) : Profronde van Stiphout (post-Tour criterium) ; 2003 - US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
presented by Berry Floor : Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win, Team Time Trial) : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (overall, Stage 3 ITT) ; 2004 - US Postal Service pro Cycling Team
presented by Berry Floor : Tour de France (overall, 5 stage wins, Team Time Trial) : Tour de Georgia (overall, 2 stage wins) : Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon (Stage 5) : Volta ao Algarve (ITT) (Stage 4) : Profronde van Stiphout (post-Tour criterium) ; 2005 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team : Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win, Team Time Trial) : Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (points classification) ; 2008 - Lance Armstrong Foundation / Team Livestrong : Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race (2nd place) : 12 Hours of Snowmass (1st place with Len Zanni and Max Taam) : Tour de Gruene (1st place Individual Time Trial & Team Time Trial) ; 2009 - Astana Team : Tour of California (7th overall) : Tour of the Gila (2nd overall) ; 1991 - Subaru-Montgomery / US National Team : United States National Amateur Road Race Champion : Settimana Bergamasca (overall and youth classifications) : Gastown Grand Prix (now known as Tour de Gastown [73] criterium) (Vancouver, BC) : Challenge of Champions Triathlon (Monterey, CA) ; 1990 - Subaru-Montgomery : United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion : Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon (McKinney, TX) ; 1989 : United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion : Waco Triathlon (Waco, TX) ; 1988 : Athens YMCA Triathlon (Athens, TX) (course record) : River Triathlon (Shreveport, LA) (course record) : Hillcrest Tulsa Triathlon (Tulsa, OK) ; 1987 : Texas State Triathlon Championship : Hillcrest Tulsa Triathlon (course record)[74] ; 1986 : Norman Triathlon (Norman, OK) ; 1985 : 2nd, IronKids Triathlon National Championship[75] : IronKids Triathlon at Houston (regional level) : IronKids Triathlon at Dallas (local level) ; 1983 : IronKids Triathlon at Dallas
stage wins is 25 (including team time trials)
How many times did lance armstrong win the vuelta a francia?
American cancer survivor Lance Armstrong set a record when he won 7 Tours de France, from 1999-2005.
He has now been stripped of his titles and the record, due to the compelling evidence and his eventual confession to the systematic use of illegal performance enhancing drugs.
What are the prizes that go with the tour de France jerseys?
The yellow, green and polka dot jerseys are the three main "awards" of the Tour, but there are other jerseys awarded as well as the white jersey for the best placed younger ride & there is another for the most aggressive rider.
What color jersey does the best hill climber wear in the Tour de France?
The best climber, also known as the "King of the Mountains," wears a white jersey with red polka dots. The points counting toward the mountain classification are awarded on the basis of the passing order at the top of the hills or mountain passes, with prize money of 25,000 euros for the overall best climber. The jersey is sponsoed by Carrefour.
They get to wear a white jersey with red polka dots.
Who was the oldest person to win the Tour De France?
36-year-old Firmin Lambot in 1922...and now lance is after that record too! (rolleyes)
When does the tour de France end this year?
It always finishes in Paris, France, by the Arc du Triomphe on the Champs Elysees, with a sprint. Usually this day will decide the green jersey as well.
In downtown Paris.
The finish line has been in the same spot every year. 2010's finish line is Avenue des Champs-Elysees, close to the Arc de Triomphe
The Tour de France always ends in downtown Paris.
Paris. As it always does
British riders to have died in the tour de France?
- 1910: French racerAdolphe Helière drowned at the French Riviera during a rest day.
- 1935: Spanish racer Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine on the Col du Galibier.
- 1967: 13 July, Stage 13: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent of Mont Ventoux. Amphetamines were found in Simpson's jersey and blood.
- 1995: 18 July, Stage 15: Fabio Casartelli crashed at 88 km/h (55 mph) while descending the Col de Portet d'Aspet.
Another six fatal accidents have occurred:
- 1957: 14 July: Motorcycle rider Rene Wagter and passenger Alex Virot, a journalist for Radio-Luxembourg, went off a mountain road near Ax-les-Thermes.
- 1958: An official, Constant Wouters, died after an accident with sprinter André Darrigade at the Parc des Princes.[128]
- 1964: Twenty people died when a supply van hit a bridge in the Dordogne region, resulting in the highest tour-related death toll.[129]
- 2000: A 12-year-old from Ginasservis, known as Phillippe, was hit by a car in the Tour de France publicity caravan.[130]
- 2002: A seven-year-old boy, Melvin Pompele, died near Retjons after running in front of the caravan.[130]
- 2009: 18 July, Stage 14: A spectator in her 60s was struck and killed by a police motorcycle while crossing a road along the route near Wittelsheim.[129]
Also a motorcyclist entertaining the crowd prior to the peloton's arrival in 1934.
So, total riders while racing: 3. Total riders in the Tour: 4. Total including spectators: 31.
What is a domestique and peloton in Tour de France?
The Peloton is the name given to the main group of riders.
A Domestique is a support rider, someone who isn't expected to win anything important whose job is to support the star(s) in the team. They carry water bottles and food, they'll give up their bike if the star(s) should suffer a mechanical problem, they'll ride first and take most of the headwind so that the star(s) arrive "rested" at the climb, or the sprint where they are expected to shine.
How many total stages did lance armstrong complete during his 7 titles?
There are two answers; 1 or zero. During the race he won the second to last stage, which was an individual tme trial. Zero is the other option as he was later stripped of his Tour victories after admitting to using PEDs.
What coulor jersey does the leading young rider wear in the tour de France 2010?
TdF isn't raced by nations, it's raced by teams.
These teams will usually have riders of several different nationalities.
Most of the riders, regardless of nationality, will ride in the team jersey.
Rides who do specially well, will get a jersey from the race organisation displaying their specialty:
- Shortest overall time - yellow
- best sprinter - green
- best uphill - red dots on white
- best young rider - white
Who won the 1909 Tour De France?
Vincenzo Nibali, from Messina, Sicily, Italy, won the 2014 Tour de France. The race featured 21 stages and covered a distance of 2,276 miles.
Where did Lance Armstrong win his first Tour de France?
American cancer survivor Lance Armstrong set a record when he won 7 Tour de France, from 1999-2005.
He always won while riding a Trek brand bicycle and riding for the US Postal Service (USPS) first and then later the Discovery Channel.
He has now been stripped of his titles and the record, due to the compelling evidence and his eventual confession to the systematic use of illegal performance enhancing drugs.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France every year from 1999 to 2005.
Seven consecutive wins.
Why wasnt the tour de France held from 1940 to 1945?
Tour de France was interrupted during World War 1 and 2.
How much money does the french economy make from tourism during the tour de France?
Right now, it's about 450,000 euros, which is approximately 594,495.
The 2009 winner of the Yellow Jersey receives a prize of EUR 450,000.
I believe they get like a few million dollars which they split among their team. You don't win the tour for the money. You win for the title. The money easily follows if you're the winner and you haven't been found to be a doper. Also the overall winner for the team gets a yellow jersey.
There are actually multiple "winners" in the Tour. Recognized riders include best overall time (maillot juane), best sprinter (maillot verte), best climber (king of the mountains, or maillot à pois rouges), and a few others.
Besides eternal fame and glory (in the eyes of Europe at least), that rider is considered top pick for teams that wish to compete in the Tour next year. There's also prize money--the maillot juane gets somewhere around $720,000 to $750,000 (US).
Representing the prestige of the race, these riders are also presented with special jerseys. Riders who end a stage of the race with the best overall time get to take home the "yellow jersey" (english for maillot jaune) and wear it in the next day's stage. The person ending le Tour with the best time gets to wear it next year on stage 1 if they compete. Same thing with the other riders--maillot verte is the "green jersey", maillot à pois rouges is the "polka dot jersey", etc.
There are also trophies, lion stuffed animals, flowers, podium girl kisses, and special prizes awaiting riders who accomplish certain things like stage wins, fastest to a certain landmark, and others.
Did Lance Armstrong used illegal substance when he won the TDF?
he has never tested positive so no
He was one of the most tested riders in histroy and all of them came out negative.
How many cyclists does it take to form a peloton?
There's really no set number, and it'll depend on how many riders there are, and how they are spread out, or lumped together along the course.
Peloton simply refers to the main body of riders sticking together.
Which is the country with the most wins in the tour de France?
People don't compete in the TdF by country.
TdF is raced by professional teams, assembled by riders from wherever.
When do the riders rest at night in tour de France?
Pretty much as soon as they can after a section has been completed.
