The Tour de France, the most famous cycling race in the world, was held for the first time in which year?
- A.1896
- B.1903
- C.1909
- D.1935
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1903. The race was started by Henri Desgrange, the editor of the sports newspaper L Auto, which hoped to raise its circulation by organising a long bicycle race around France, and it has been run almost every July since then except during the two World Wars. Option A is wrong because 1896 is the year of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, where cycling was one of the original sports, a fact examiners often place beside this one. Option C is wrong because 1909 is the first year of the Giro d Italia, the Grand Tour of Italy led by the pink jersey. Option D is wrong because 1935 is the first year of the Vuelta a Espana, the Grand Tour of Spain. Learn the three years together as 1903, 1909 and 1935.
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- A.1932
- B.1950
- C.1958
- D.1972
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- A.Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai
- B.Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
- C.Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
- D.Jaypee Sports Circuit, Pune
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- A.The race has been stopped
- B.The driver has been disqualified
- C.A faster car is behind and must be allowed to pass
- D.The track ahead is clear
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- A.Paris
- B.Geneva
- C.London
- D.Rome
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- A.Karun Chandhok
- B.Narain Karthikeyan
- C.Armaan Ebrahim
- D.Jehan Daruvala
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