From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 3/2/2024 9:09 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana - You Might Not Know   
   >   
   > These are companies and brands that you might not know are Canadian.   
   > In each case, name them.   
   >   
   > 3. Yoga accessory giant, founded by Chip Wilson in 1998 in   
   >     Vancouver.   
      
   Lululemon   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 8 - Sports - Men's Professional Road Cycling Grand Tours   
   >   
   > *Note*: In this round, Lance Armstrong is never the answer.   
   >   
   > 1. Cycling's grand tour competitions, such as the Tour de France,   
   >     often hold an "ITT" stage on Day 1.  As in nordic skiing,   
   >     biathlon, and qualifying events in rowing and motorsports,   
   >     an ITT event has single riders departing at intervals of 1 or   
   >     sometimes 2 minutes, racing against the clock over a circuit   
   >     without assistance from other riders.  What does "ITT" stand for?   
      
   individual time trial   
      
   > 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?   
      
   power play   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 8. Name either of the *other* two European countries besides France   
   >     that host 3-week-long grand tours.   
      
   Italy   
      
   > 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.   
      
   red   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Merckx   
      
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