28 March 2011

Nicknames of the Classic Races

Spring Classics quiz - match the race to it's nickname

Race
1. Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders)
2. Gent-Wevelgem
3. Paris-Roubaix
4. Amstel Gold
5. Fleche-Wallonne
6. Liege-Bastogne-Liege
7. Milan-San Remo

Nickname
a. La Doyenne
b. Vlaanderens mooiste (Flanders's finest)  
c. Sprinters' Classic
d. La Primavera
e. [no nickname]
f. Queen of the Classics or The Hell of the North or La Pascale
g. Walloon Arrow
 
Answers
1. b
2. e
3. f
4. e
5. g
6. a
7. d, c

Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) =  Vlaanderens mooiste (Flanders's finest)
Gent-Wevelgem = [no nickname] 

Paris-Roubaix  = Queen of the Classics or The Hell of the North or La Pascale
Amstel Gold  = [no nickname]  
Fleche-Wallonne = Walloon Arrow 
Liege-Bastogne-Liege = La Doyenne
Milan-San Remo = La Primavera and Sprinters' Classic

Oh to be there in person! Someday, soon.