[CR]1949 Tour de France questions 11 thru 20

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From: "swampmtn" <swampmtn@siscom.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:44:54 -0400
Subject: [CR]1949 Tour de France questions 11 thru 20

11. Which team had lost all of it's riders by the end of stage 6? (One of the National teams)

12. Which other team lost all of it's riders by the end of stage 10? (Also one of the National teams)

13. How many previous winners lined up for the start of the 1949 Tour? (Not counting the ersatz tours of 1940 through 1946)

14. The contract signed by Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali before the race, in which they agreed to work together under Alfredo Binda's command (on penalty of sanctions, expulsion, and destruction of reputation) is know as the "Treaty of ???"

15. What Tour rider was known by the nickname "leatherhead"?

16. What popular French rider was 2nd overall on Saturday, underwent surgery on Sunday, then continued the Tour on Monday?

17. Who was first rider over the category-2 climb "col d'Aspin", only to be run-over by his team's car on the descent?

18. The Italian team had to obtain permission from the race organizers for the two stars, Coppi and Bartali, to use two different manufacturer's shifting systems. Which two manufacturers where they?

19. Who organized and directed the "Cadets Italiens" team? (famous racer, and also famous in the bicycle industry)

20. Gathering in Paris before the start, two members of the Italian team arrived one day later than the others; Coppi and Bartali. What was unusual about their departure from the express train on which they both arrived?