Tour De France Quiz

The Tour De France has been keeping my attention this week so I thought I would put together a little simple quiz to test the basics....Answers as usual in the comment box

1. This years Tour De France began in which country?

2. Which German cyclist holds the record for the most Green Jersey victories?

3. Lance Armstrong holds the record with 7 Tour Victories. There are four cyclists who have won the Tour De France 5 times. One is Eddy Merckx. Name any one of the others?

4. Andy Schelck is from which country?

5. Which Briton holds the record for the fastest prologue which he achieved at Lille in 1994?

6. With a stunning 34, who holds the record for the most stage victories in the Tour De France?

7. Which Briton won the Green Jersey in 2011?

8. Who is the only rider besides Eddy Merckx to win the Tour De France, Giro and Worlds in the same season?

9. The wearer of the Polka-Dot jersey has achieved what?

10. The "Flamme Rouge" represents what?

11. Who was the first rider to wear the famous Yellow Jersey?

12. What appeared first in the Tour de France...The Alps of the Pyrenees?

13. What mountain was Tom Simpson climbing when he tragically died in the 1967 Tour De France?

14. Who was the first British cyclist to hold the yellow jersey in the Tour De France?

15. What is the highest position a British Cyclist has finished in the Tour De France overall classification (as of end of the 2011 Tour)?