Pro Racing pub quiz

[Berk on a Bike]

Who was the last man to win the world championship road race in his own country?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Who was the last man to win the world championship road race in his own country?

That's easy without googling: Ballan in 2008 - can't remember the exact location - but it was also an Italian 1-2 with Cunego.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Who was the first Japanese rider to complete the Tour de France?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Who was the first Japanese rider to complete the Tour de France?

That Europcar Rider, Abashiro (spelling? - I am not using Google here)??

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Name The Clasics

'Zat like The Iliad and so on??

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Who was the first Japanese rider to complete the Tour de France?

Good question, I thought I knew the answer and on checking discovered I was wrong and at the same time discovered how good a question it was.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

That Europcar Rider, Abashiro (spelling? - I am not using Google here)??

Half correct, although it's Arashiro (Yukiya) and Fumiyuki Beppu also completed the Tour that year (2009)

Yes, it was a bit of a trick question...

 

[Foghat]

Yes, it was a bit of a trick question...

Arashiro got over the line first though!

 

[Foghat]

Who was the last yellow jersey to ride away from the whole Tour de France, and win the stage, on an échappé longer than just a final climb?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Who was the last yellow jersey to ride away from the whole Tour de France, and win the stage, on an échappé longer than just a final climb?

Hinault?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

What was the name of the rider who won the Tour of Flanders and was then part of an espionage underground war effort that smuggled documents by bike resulting in him being arrested and sentenced to death, and who then went on to win Paris-Roubaix after being saved from execution due to the war ending?

History lesson #1

 

[Bobby Mhor]

I ain't going to Google

interesting thread

 

[themosquitoking]

Who was the last yellow jersey to ride away from the whole Tour de France, and win the stage, on an échappé longer than just a final climb?

Merckx?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Merckx?

Bless you!

 

[themosquitoking]

Bless you!

I'm hoping echappe means escape and that i spelled Eddies name right (not using google). I can't imagine i'm correct with my answer but i wanted it to be more romantic than LA or some other such nobber.