Professional Cycling quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which cyclist wears the Green Jersey in the Tour de France?

   Answer: Points classification leader

   Why: Peter Sagan famously won the Tour's green points jersey seven times between 2012 and 2019.

2. 2 Medium

   What physical trophy is awarded to the winner of Paris-Roubaix?

   Answer: A mounted cobblestone

   Why: The trophy cobble is not pulled from the route: a mason collects stones that farmers dig up and leave at the edges of their fields.

3. 3 Hard

   Why was the Tour de France originally created in 1903?

   Answer: To outsell a rival sports paper

   Why: Géo Lefèvre pitched the idea in 1902; L'Auto's circulation jumped from 25,000 to 65,000 during the 1903 race and rival Le Vélo folded in 1904.

4. 4 Easy

   Why is the leader's jersey in the Tour de France yellow?

   Answer: It matched the sponsor's newspaper color

   Why: The yellow jersey arrived in 1919, matching L'Auto's yellow newsprint, and first wearer Eugène Christophe said it made him look like a canary.

5. 5 Medium

   How much energy does drafting behind another cyclist save at 40 km/h?

   Answer: 25% to 30%

   Why: Wind tunnel and CFD tests found drag can fall by as much as 95 percent for riders in the middle of a peloton.

6. 6 Hard

   Until what year did Tour de France rules ban multi-speed derailleurs?

   Answer: 1937

   Why: Tour director Henri Desgrange barred derailleurs for decades because he believed shifting gears ruined the pure test of endurance.