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KnowPro Tour de France screenshot.jpgOwn an iPhone? App lets you test yourself on the Tour de France
Summer may seem a long way off with Britain currently swathed under a blanket of snow, but if you have an Apple iPhone, there’s an app that allows you to you’re your Tour de France knowledge wherever you are, whether that be waiting for your flight to sunnier climes to leave Heathrow, or snowbound at home meaning you can’t get over to the in-laws.
According to its developers, “The KnowPro Tour de France quiz is based on the history, facts, racers and personalities of the biggest bicycle race in the world. With more than 100 questions covering topics ranging from the Tour’s inception over 100 years ago to contemporary riders, this app will help you appreciate and enjoy the annual three-week spectacle that is the Tour de France.
“Questions range in difficulty from fundamental Tour knowledge — such as who wears the yellow jersey — to more esoteric knowledge — such as what big change was made to the Tour in 1930.”
We imagine the answer to the latter question is the replacement of trade teams with national ones, although you could certainly argue that to French villagers who line the route, the publicity caravan, which made its first appearance the same year, has had more impact than who the riders are racing for.
The app has been developed by KnowPro, which is perhaps best known for its apps aimed at the US educational market, allowing students to revise for tests such as SATs, but which also produces a number of quizzes on less academic subjects.
From the screenshots we’ve seen, the graphical interface is pretty basic, the background colour of yellow being the main tie-in with the subject, although of course that gets around issues such as licensing logos from Tour organsisers ASO or images from photographers.
If you are a fan of bicycling racing or the Tour, you will love KnowPro’s Tour de France quiz! One reviewer on iTunes, who goes by the name GoEric, awards five stars and says: “This app is terrific! I could quiz myself anywhere! Quick way of reviewing and studying for my exams.”
We’re assuming he’s talking about another app made by KnowPro rather than the Tour de France one specifically, although if anyone does know where you can take a degree in Tour de France studies, we’d love to know.
The app costs £1.19 and can be found here.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Nice idea but it's limited if only focusing on the Tour and one is sure to get repeat questions after a while if heavily used. Reminds me of Trivial Pursuit - after a certain point the winners are those who have the best memories.
Why only focus on the Tour? Odd if you're trying to sell it to cycling gurus as there's only so much about Le Tour. Perhaps their sales target is x million downloads at £1.19 equivalent worldwide. So next stop Giro.... 3 or four of those a year might make a decent return on investment.
[Thinks: What was it about that 1930 Tour.....?]