1 What is special about the 35km long cycle path (picture, right) started in 2007 along the coast of Doha, Qatar? Solar-powered fans provide tailwinds It's air-conditioned Magnets underneath track propel special cycles Only place in UAE you are actually allowed to cycle
2 According to the sign at its bottom, the B6138 (Cragg Vale, picture, right) in Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, is England's longest what? Series of Z-bends Ford Continuous gradient - in other words, freewheel Stretch of single-track road
3 The world's longest cycle trail, which will be 21,500km long when complete, is currently 70 per cent finished. Where does it go? Newfoundland to Vancouver Moscow to Kamchatka Seattle to Panama City All around Japan's Honshu coast
4 In June 1904, something happened to 47-year-old English composer Edward Elgar (picture, right) that was so exciting, he cycled round to tell all his friends and relatives, including a 50 mile round trip from Malvern to his dad's house in Bromsgrove. What? Pomp and Circumstance Marches had reached No. 1 Just received news of his knighthood Bought his first phonograph His team, Wolverhampton Wanderers, had won the cup
5 Whose last words in a 1960s film were 'a bicycle built for two', from the song Daisy Bell? Bonnie in Bonnie and Clyde Dr Strangelove in Dr Strangelove Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady HAL the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey
6 Bicycles feature prominently in which extraordinary Irish novel, not published until 27 years after it was written, including the theory that interchange of atoms between machines and their owners over time turn people into bicycles? James Joyce Finnegans Wake Samuel Beckett Molloy Flann O'Brien The Third Policeman Oscar Wilde Picture of Dorian Grey
7 What cycle-related mishap befell former president George W Bush in July 2005? Jeered by climate-change demonstrators on bikes in Tokyo Referred to 'Lance Armstrong, the great motorcycle champion' Almost hit by bike crossing German road: didn't know they drive on other side Crashed into policeman while riding his mountain bike in Scotland
8 There are approximately 500 million cars in the world, says Wikipedia. How many bicycles? 100 million 500 million 1 billion 5 billion
9 In a 1974 cycling competition in Marin County, California, Russ Mahon used what some consider the world's first what? Carbon fibre wheels Recumbent Electronic bike computer Mountain bike
10 Which of the following happened to Conservative leader and cyclist David Cameron in 2008? The Daily Mirror filmed him going the wrong way up a one-way street en route to Parliament The Guardian revealed that a van driver tried to push him off his bike His bike was stolen outside Tesco's in Portobello Road He apologised in Parliament for an unintended centre parting, caused by his helmet All of the above
11According to a survey by Cycling England in September 2008, 64 per cent of women never cycle. What was the main reason, cited by over half of them? Helmets would ruin hairstyle Didn't want to arrive at work sweaty Partner didn't like it Worried about getting lost
12 In how many events did Britain win cycling golds at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? 5 6 7 8
13 In 1954 a young man's bike was stolen. He raged about it to a police officer - who happened to be a boxing coach, and persuaded him to take up the sport to channel his aggression. Who was the young man? Henry Cooper Sonny Liston Muhammad Ali Commentator Harry Carpenter
14 Which band released the single Bicycle Race in 1978, which featured a large photo of several dozen nude women cyclists? The Mixtures Kraftwerk Queen Paul McCartney and Wings
15 What links Oscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador, and Carlos Sastre? Tour de France winners after Lance Armstrong Only non-British cycling gold medal winners in 2008 Olympics Respective heads of Specialized, Cannondale and Kona bike firms Former South American heads of state who were keen cyclists
16 A classic 1948 cycle-related Italian realist film was re-released in December 2008. What is the title? Obsession (Ossessione) Open City (Roma, città aperta) The Earth Trembles: an episode of the sea (La terra trema) The Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)
17 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset (picture, right), is famous for what cycling reason? Thomas Hardy broke his leg riding down it Dropped at last minute from Tour of Britain in 2008 Setting for a TV advert Olympic cyclist Bradley Wiggins was born there
18 In 2006 Bath University researcher Ian Walker studied the space given by cars overtaking cyclists, and concluded that which one of the following is safer than wearing a helmet? Sign on bike saying 'KEEP BACK' Cycling on pavement Using lights in daylight Wearing a long blonde wig
19 England's biggest body of water (picture, right) has a traffic-free bike path all round it. What county is it in? Rutland Cumbria Somerset Lancashire
20 Which of the following is illegal? Breaking the speed limit on a bike Refusing a breathalyser test after cycling Riding two abreast Bike with back-pedal rear brake All of the above None of the above
16-21 Eddy Merckx 10-15 Eddie Stobart 6-10 Eddie the Eagle 0-5 Eddystone lighthouse
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