Comments on: Trivia Contest — Win a “Gas Sucks” T-shirt!

By: Keith Lyndaker

Keith Lyndaker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:54:55 +0000

OOPS!

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:54:46 +0000

Sorry Keith…you’re a couple months late, but thanks for playing!

By the way, Pietro Tarchini was of Swiss nationality, not Italian.

By: Keith Lyndaker

Keith Lyndaker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:45:18 +0000

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

By: Keith Lyndaker

Keith Lyndaker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:12:19 +0000

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

By: Trivia Contest Winner #1 | Bike Commuters

Trivia Contest Winner #1 | Bike Commuters — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:20:14 +0000

[...] a picture of Trivia Contest winner Joe Gregory of Manassas, Virginia, sporting the “Gas Sucks — Ride a Bike” [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:10:18 +0000

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”.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:33:53 +0000

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…

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:30:24 +0000

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).

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:20:54 +0000

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!

By: John Nunes

John Nunes — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:44:04 +0000

Question # 2 ………Ottavio Bottecchia 1924 and 1925