Q 01/05

Which Tour de France climb in Provence is nicknamed the 'Bald Mountain' for its bare limestone summit?

A) Col du Galibier

B) Mont Ventoux

C) Col d'Izoard

D) Mont Cenis

Answer · why

B) Mont Ventoux

Mont Ventoux, the 'Giant of Provence', looks snow-capped all year because its top is bare rock; Tom Simpson collapsed and died near the summit during ...

Q 02/05

What color jersey is worn by the leader of the general classification in the Giro d'Italia?

A) Yellow

B) Blue

C) White

D) Pink

Answer · why

D) Pink

Pink: the maglia rosa, introduced in 1931, matches the pink newsprint of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the newspaper that founded the race.

Q 03/05

What color jersey designates the leader of the general classification in the Vuelta a España?

A) Green

B) Red

C) Yellow

D) White

Answer · why

B) Red

Red has been the Vuelta leader's colour since 2010, the 'maillot rojo'.

Q 04/05

Which classic one-day cycling race is known as 'The Hell of the North' for its cobbles?

A) Paris-Roubaix

B) Tour of Flanders

C) Milan-San Remo

D) Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Answer · why

A) Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix's brutal stretches of pavé are raced one week after the Tour of Flanders as the final cobbled classic; it is also called 'the Queen of t...

Q 05/05

What is winning the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the world road race title in one year called?

A) The Grand Slam

B) The Triple Crown

C) The Treble

D) The Hat-trick

Answer · why

B) The Triple Crown

The Triple Crown has been won by only three men: Eddy Merckx in 1974, Stephen Roche in 1987 and Tadej Pogačar in 2024, who sealed his by attacking 100...