Asterix and cycling

Which cycling legend featured as a fast runner in the comic album Asterix in Belgium?

Eddy Mercxx

Which Bike Rider?

Born in Lakewood , California , he was the first American to win the Tour de France. He is also one of the 8 people to have won the Tour De France 3 times or more. He won the Tour ede France for the first time in 1986 and was shot in a hunting accident in 1987. But he came back to win the tour in 1989 and 1990. Who is this person?


Greg Lemond --- Gregory James LeMond. He won teh 1989 Tour de France by the lowest margin ever - 8 Seconds.He used the novel aero bars to give him significant aerodynamic advantage in the final time trial on the last stage.

Whoitiz?

Born as Lance Edward Gunderson on the 18th of September 1971, he was nicknamed Mellow Johnny ( which was a corruption of a French term to which he was closely associated).

Lance Armstrong - Winner of the Tour de France from 1999- 2005. Founder of the Livestrong foundation for cancer. Mellow Johnny is a corruption of the French Term Maillot Jaune ( Yellow Jersey).

Grand Tours - Which race ?

The Tour de France, Giro d'Italia( Tour of Italy) and which other race in the UCI(Union Cycliste Internationale) calender make up the Grand Tours of Europe ?


Vuelta a Espana.

First held in 1935 and annually since 1955, the Vuelta runs for three weeks in a changing route across Spain. The inaugural event (1935) saw 50 entrants face a 3411 km (2,119 mi.) course over only 14 stages, averaging over 240km (149 mi.) per stage. It was inspired by the success of the Tours in France and Italy, and the boost they brought to the circulations of their sponsoring newspapers (L'Auto and La Gazzetta dello Sport respectively); Juan Pujol of the daily Informaciones instigated the race to increase his circulation. (Source : Wikipedia)

Which god of the Pantheon of Hindu Gods?

In ancient Hindu Art, He is represented as red , two faced with Black eyes and Hair , three legs and seven arms. He is depicted as riding a Ram or a chariot pulled by goats or rarely by parrots. His name is the first word of the first hymn of the Rigveda. Who is this deity of the Pantheon of Hindu Gods?


Agni. The first line of the first hymn of Rigveda goes this way


agním īḷe puróhitaṃ / yajñásya devám ṛtvíjam / hótāraṃ ratnadhâtamam

which means -- Agni I laud, the high priest, god, minister of sacrifice, The invoker, lavishest of wealth.

Which Company?

This company ensures that its products comply with ANSI Z87.i requirements for basic impact and high impact protection. The Frames used by this company are Acetate , c5 , Magnesium , O-Luminum , O Matter , Titanium , X Metal. Famous poker star Phil Helmuth is sponsored by this company and it is also the only company that has a life long deal with Lance Armstrong as they helped him during his cancer treatment. Which famous company is this?

Oakley

Connect the Three visuals

Connect the visuals to a company














Endemol - The company formed by Joop van den Ende and John De Mol is the brain behind reality shows like Deal or No Deal / Fear Factor and Celebrity Big Brother among other programmes. Madhavan was the host of the Indian version of Deal or no Deal while Shilpa Shetty was the winner of the Celebrity Big Brother UK version.

Which Ship?

The ship was named after a fictional character - an Erotic dancing witch in Robert Burns' 1791 comic poem Tam o' Shanter.It was designed by Hercules Linton and built in 1869 at Dumbarton, Scotland, by the firm of Scott & Linton, for Captain John "Jock" "White Hat" Willis, and launched November 23 of that year. It has also inspired the name of a brand of whiskey .What is the name of this ship?

Cutty Sark

Which famous Stadium?

It is now the stadium with the second largest capacity in Europe and the largest roof covered football stadium in the world. Bon Jovi was the last musical act to play on the old stadium. The 1992 - WWE summerslam was also held in this stadium drawing crowds of more than 80,000 people. The Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert and the British Leg of Live Aid. Which famous stadium is this?

The Wembley

River name Trivia

1. Which river is sometimes called the River Sea because of its vast dimensions?

Amazon River

2.Which river runs from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico and gets its name from the old Ojibwe word for Great river?

Mississippi River

3. This river gets its name for the Gwichin word for Great River and is also the name of a automobile created by Chevrolet. Which river?

Yukon?

4. This River flows to the North from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and is believed to be named after the Native American Word meaning "at the Neck". Another alternative origin for the name of the river is from the name of an Iroquis town called Ongniaahra meaning point of land cut into two.Which River?

Niagara

5. This river's name in Tibetian translates to Imperial Blood Purifier.The river is also believed to form the deepest canyon in the world and flowing at an average height of 4000m , it is the higest flowing major river in the world. Which river?

Bhramaputra ( called the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetian)