Along the route of any cycling pilgrimage there is usually a monument to honor someone who came before in heroic or tragic fashion.  These are places where people bring flowers and trinkets to memorialize a moment in history.

QUESTIONS:   For each of these monuments, name the honored cyclists and why they have been honored at that location.

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QUESTION:.  A well-known cyclist sacrificed many victories in his professional career because he held a religious pact with his mother to never race on one day of the week.  He broke that pact later in his career just to support his family.  Who is that and which day of the week is that?

BONUS QUESTION:  Name at least two bike components named after this well-known cyclist.

Here’s a sampling of wristbands showing the many colors of causes from around the globe.

QUESTION:  How many of these bracelets are directly related to a cyclist and his/her cause?

BONUS QUESTION:  What is the color of the cause of the latest wristband promoted by a professional cyclist?

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Bike Month NYC 2009 has five weekends, so each Sunday the Super Quiz features questions about firsts. First places, people, things and events.  Today’s topic is about some of the first days of New York City’s cycling infrastructure.

QUESTION 1.   The cyclists in this 1896 photo are celebrating the opening of what?

QUESTION 2.  The cyclists in this 1936 photo are busting the opening tape of which path?

QUESTION 3.  The crowd in this 1964 photo are dedicating what venue?

BONUS QUESTION:  This venue was recently closed, torn up and renovated better than before.

What day was its re-opening day?

QUESTION 1.  Name five winners of the Giro d’Italia in alphabetic order.

QUESTION 2.  Pick this year’s final maglia rosa wearer among these contenders.

• Carlos Sastre
• Danilo Di Luca
• Damiano Cunego
• Denis Menchov
• Franco Pellizotti
• Ivan Basso
• Levi Leipheimer
• Michael Rogers

QUESTTION 3.   Meet the new Giro mascot.

1. What kind of animal is that?
2. What are those things he’s wearing
3. What values is he meant to represent?

BONUS QUESTION:  What animal came before Girbecco?

QUESTION 1.

Bikes are considered one of the most energy efficient means of travel when counting calories of energy per kilogram of weight per kilometer of distance traveled.  Which of these things is more efficient than a cyclist?

• Boeing 737 jet
• Fruit Fly
• Greyhound dog
• Greyhound bus
• Hummer
• Helicopter
• Hummingbird
• Mouse
• MTA subway
• Salmon
• Thoroughbred race horse

QUESTION 2.

Cyclists face several common forces which, depending on circumstances, cause varying amounts of assistance and resistance.  Name four of those forces, and, for each one, describe two circumstances which can maximize and minimize that force.

SAMPLE ANSWER:  Bio-mechanical friction. A broken knee maximizes friction, a proper bike fit minimizes friction.

QUESTION 3.  A fixed-gear cyclist goes on a one hour record ride. Her average cadence is one hundred revolutions per minute. Her bike has exactly ten meters development.  How far does she go with how many pedal revolutions?

BONUS QUESTION:

Her bike is most likely which one?

1. a used Colnago pista
2. a Cervelo P4
3. an open recumbent
4. a faired HPV
5. a solar hybrid pedal-electric

Finally I can talk about Lance Armstrong.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Don’t you just love it?

The former Triple-Crown winner & World Champion, cancer survivor and winner of seven consecutive Tours of France.  For me, he’s the boss of cycling.  He’s explaining cycling to millions like I never did.  My dearly beloved mother died of multiple cancers, so I know what it means to Livestrong on my bike.  Now Lance has made his second comeback, and as long as he’s in the race, there’s more explaining to come.

QUESTION 1.   The title of his first book is “It’s Not About The Bike.”

If that’s his answer to a question, what is the title of my favorite Irish bike novel?

QUESTION 2.  If Lance were to win this year’s 2009 Tour de France, would it be his 8th consecutive victory?

QUESTION 3.  Lance has a lot of cool nicknames, maybe he’s the most nicknamed athlete in sports.

Here’s the top ten Lance nicknames.  Which one of these did I make up?

1. The Boss
2. Mellow Johnny
3. Pharmstrong
4. Big Tex
5. LA
6. HWMNBN  “He Who Must Not Be Named”
7. Spike Legsworth
8. Fed Ex
9. Cancer
10. HRH

BONUS QUESTIONS:

a)  What is the greatest obstacle Lance Armstrong has overcome to get to where he is today?

b)  Where is he today?

The world of bikes has its gray and dark areas. Today you cannot escape seeing a questionable bike.

QUESTION 1.  What is bicycle pollution?

Hint: The answer is underground and upscale.

QUESTION 2.  When I buy a used bike how can I tell if it’s not legit? What are signs of a stolen bike?

1. A fanny pack with someone’s club membership card.
2. A cousin, former roommate, or ex-lover is the previous owner.
3. There’s a Huffy sticker on a Serotta that’s an ex-racers bike for sale on the web.
4. There’s no keys to the locks with the bike, including the skewers and seat fastener.
5. There’s no name or number that identifies the bike’s previous owner, along the frame and components, or inside the seatpost, handlebar, or steering column.

QUESTION 3.   When I see my friend’s bike at my bike shop, what am I not supposed to do?

1. geek out about it.
2. accuse the bike shop of stealing my friend’s bike.
3. give it up to my friend for bringing it to this bike shop.
4. ask the bike shop folks why my friend’s bike is in their shop.
5. text my friend’s friend to ask when my friend brought their bike to this shop.

BONUS QUESTION:  Bicycle license plates are loved by collectors.  Bicycle registration is a proven way to recover stolen bikes.  Yet not many cyclists actually register their bikes.

What prevents New Yorkers from legislating uniform bicycle licensing?

1. the police state
2. the mayor’s libertarian lobby
3. GPS location system patent dispute
4. a nascent NYC vigilante anti-theft bicycle brigade
5. too many bikes parked in garages with flat fat tires
6. it’s cool to watch the abandoned bike locked-up nearby as it’s stripped