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Cycling Quiz
2. How much of a 1,000-meter match race do the judges actually time? a. The last 200 meters b. The last 500 meters c. They chose laps at random d. They've always timed all 1,000 meters
3. At the 1936 Berlin Games, German Toni Merkens blatantly cut off Holland's Arie van Vliet as the Dutchman was about to pass. How did Cycling officials punish Merkens? a. They immediately disqualified him b. They awarded van Vliet the gold medal c. They banned Merkens from further Olympic competition d. They fined him 100 marks
4. When was the first Olympic Games that held Cycling indoors? a. 1960 Rome b. 1976 Montreal c. 1980 Moscow d. 1996 Atlanta
5. How much time is there between staggered starts for competitors in the Road Time Trial? a. 30 seconds b. 60 seconds c. 90 seconds d. Everyone starts at the same time
6. What event, debuting at the 2000 Olympics is an eight-lap race, in which for the first five and a half laps, a motorcycle leads a pack, first at 25 then 45 kilometers per hour, then lets them sprint the final two and a half laps? a. The Keirin b. The Madison c. The Olympic Sprint d. The Motor-Cycling Mama
7. In the 4,000-meter team pursuit, how is the official time discerned? a. The combined time of the four riders b. The time of the third rider on each team c. The fastest leg d. Averaging the second and third-fastest legs after the fastest and slowest are dropped
8. What multiple champion of the Tour de France was persuaded to compete in the Road Time Trial at the '96 Atlanta Games by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and ended up winning the event? a. Greg LeMond b. Lance Armstrong c. Bernard Hinault d. Miguel Indurain
9. Which event is new to Women's Olympic Cycling? a. 500-meter time trial b. 1,000-meter match sprint c. 3,000-meter Individual Pursuit d. Points Race
10. The gold medalist in the initial women's mountain bike cross-country competition at the '96 Atlanta Games, Italian Paola Pezzo caused a stir prior to the games by posing as several characters in ads for her shoe company. Which did she not pose as? a. Marilyn Monroe in 'Seven-Year Itch' b. Little Red Riding Hood c. Old Mother Hubbard d. Snow White
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