Our friends at KHS Bicycles sent us some awesome “Gas Sucks — Ride a Bike” t-shirts that we’d like to give away…there’s only one catch: you must answer a trivia question!
The first person who correctly answers one of the following three questions will win a t-shirt. Simply send your answer to ghostrider(over there at)bikecommuters(dot)com.
You are welcome to answer all three questions, but each contestant is eligible for only one t-shirt.
Ok, here are the questions:
1. Who was “lanterne rouge” in the first Tour de France held after the end of World War II? The correct answer will include the full name of the rider, final position in the standings, year of the race and the racer’s home country.
2. Who was the first Italian to win back-to-back Tours de France? The correct answer will include the rider’s name and the two years he won back-to-back.
3. According to a U.S. Census study conducted in 2007, what are the top 10 cities in the United States with the most active bicycle commuters? The correct answer will include all ten cities in the correct order.
So, send in your entries and good luck!
By the way, members of the Bikecommuters.com/mtnbikeriders.com/thebikegeek.com teams are not eligible…you folks already have your badass KHS racing jersies…so we’ll give other people the chance at some schwag!
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dude those are tough questions!
They appear tough, but there is a fantastic historical resource online that can easily help you find the answers to some of those questions. That’s the only real hint I’m gonna give!
Creating the questions took only a couple minutes…and answering them is just as fast “if you know where to look”. ha ha
Question # 2 ………Ottavio Bottecchia 1924 and 1925
UPDATE! We have our first winner — Drew Bryden wins for answering question 3! Congratulations, Drew!!!
We’re waiting on some verification for question 1, but may have a winner there, too.
John, you didn’t follow the directions, but you still have a chance — do what you need to do any you might still win!
UPDATE 2 We have our second winner: Joseph Gregory!!! He correctly answered question 1 with supporting documentation.
Congratulations, Joseph…that was some excellent research on your part (speaking from a librarian’s perspective).
Update 3 And we have our third winner — John Nunes came in under the wire and correctly responded to question 2!!
Congratulations to our winners and for everyone else, thank you so much for playing!!! Stay tuned for future trivia contests…
I don’t have any idea how to answer those questions….but I’d like a t-shirt :O)
It’s sort of like the homeless guy with a sign: “why lie, need money for beer”.
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3. Portland / 3.5
Minneapolis / 2.4
Seattle / 2.3
Tucson / 2.2
San Francisco / 1.8
Sacramento / 1.8
Washington DC / 1.7
Oakland / 1.5
Honolulu / 1.4
Denver / 1.4
1. Who was “lanterne rouge� in the first Tour de France held after the end of World War II?
Pietro Tarchini, 49th position, 1947, Italy
2. Who was the first Italian to win back-to-back Tours de France?
Ottavio Bottecchia, 1924, 1925
3. According to a U.S. Census study conducted in 2007, what are the top 10 cities in the United States with the most active bicycle commuters, in the correct order?
1. Portland
2. Minneapolis
3. Seattle
4. Tucson
5. San Francisco
6. Sacramento
7. Washington DC
8. Oakland
9. Honolulu
10. Denver
Sorry Keith…you’re a couple months late, but thanks for playing!
By the way, Pietro Tarchini was of Swiss nationality, not Italian.
OOPS!