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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > 2. Footwear brand originally produced by Kaufman Rubber Footwear   
   >    in Kitchener until purchased by Columbia Sportswear in 2000.   
      
   Skechers   
      
   > 3. Yoga accessory giant, founded by Chip Wilson in 1998 in   
   >    Vancouver.   
      
   Lululemon   
      
   > 10. Shoe retailer and brand, named after its eccentric creator   
   >    who started the biz in 1980's Vancouver.  Creative materials   
   >    and innovative designs have made it a favorite among celebrities.   
      
   Zappo's   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 8 - Sports - Men's Professional Road Cycling Grand Tours   
      
   > 2. In regular mass-start races, cyclists need to conserve energy   
   >    for the finish or for hills.  Most riders do so by riding in   
   >    a big group of cyclists, reducing overall drag.  What is this   
   >    large group of cyclists called?   
      
   peloton   
      
   > 4. Within the first hour or so of a race, an individual rider   
   >    or a group of riders will suddenly speed up and pull away from   
   >    the front of the  with the aim of creating a gap so   
   >    large that they cannot be caught before the end of the race.   
   >    The same term is used in hockey in a somewhat similar situation.   
   >    What is the English name of this situation or group?   
      
   breakaway   
      
   > 5. In which month is the Tour de France normally held?  Hint:   
   >    French riders compete savagely for the honor of a stage victory   
   >    on Bastille Day.   
      
   July   
      
   > 6. Besides the overall time leader's yellow jersey, other colored   
   >    jerseys are handed out daily at the Tour de France for the   
   >    best young rider, the best climber, and the best sprinter.   
   >    Give us the color of any of these special jerseys, no need to   
   >    specify which one.   
      
   green   
      
   > 7. Within a range of 3 days, how many racing days or stages does   
   >    a grand tour consist of?   
      
   18   
      
   > 8. Name either of the *other* two European countries besides France   
   >    that host 3-week-long grand tours.   
      
   Switzerland   
      
   > 9. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have   
   >    finished with the previous one.  Va gur Gbhe qr Senapr, gur   
   >    birenyy enpr yrnqre jrnef n lryybj wrefrl.  Zrnajuvyr, va Fcnva,   
   >    fvapr 2010 gur yrnqre bs gurve tenaq-gbhe enpr unf jbea n wrefrl   
   >    gung vf gur fnzr pbybe nf gur wrefrlf jbea ol zbfg bs Fcnva'f   
   >    angvbany grnzf.  Anzr gung pbybe.   
      
   blue   
      
   > 10. Cycling is so punishing to the body that no rider has ever won   
   >    all three of the grand tours in the same calendar year.   
   >    In fact, only 7 riders have won all three grand-tour races   
   >    during their careers.  Name any of those 7.   
      
   Mercx   
      
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