Q 01/05

Which newspaper created the Tour de France in 1903 to boost its sales?

A) Le Vélo

B) Le Figaro

C) L'Auto

D) Le Petit Journal

Answer · why

C) L'Auto

L'Auto: the race sent its sales soaring, and rival Le Vélo, the country's biggest sports daily, went out of business.

Q 02/05

Which yellow-jersey wearer ran up a mountain on foot in 2016 after crashing into a motorbike?

A) Wiggins

B) Froome

C) Thomas

D) Nibali

Answer · why

B) Froome

Froome: the race jury then awarded him the same time as a rider caught up in the same crash, so he kept yellow.

Q 03/05

The green jersey is awarded to the leader of which competition?

A) Mountains classification

B) Points classification

C) Team classification

D) Combativity award

Answer · why

B) Points classification

Points classification: it was launched in 1953 to mark the Tour's 50th anniversary, and it rewards high stage finishes, which is why sprinters chase i...

Q 04/05

Which jersey is worn by the leader of the mountains classification?

A) Pink

B) Rainbow

C) Polka dot

D) Sky blue

Answer · why

C) Polka dot

Polka dot: the jersey arrived in 1975, and its first wearer, Joop Zoetemelk, never went on to win the mountains title at the Tour.

Q 05/05

What colour jersey goes to the best-placed rider aged under 26?

A) Pink

B) White

C) Red

D) Orange

Answer · why

B) White

White: in 2020 Tadej Pogačar won it, and on the penultimate day he overturned his deficit in a time trial to take the yellow jersey too.