Legends Quartet

What happens when cycling's top riders meet - "Monsieur Chrono" Jacques Anquetil is in top form and can't be beaten? Well, he first has to compete with Eddie "The Cannibal" Merckx. The latter may have worn the leader's jersey eight times more, but in the mountain classifications Charly Gaul chases him away. Tour victory for the (quartet) players who know the key figures. The Cycling Legends Quartet lists how many victories a rider has taken in the Classiques (classic and semi-classic one-day races) and how many times he has won the world title in the road race. In addition, of course, the Grands Tours must not be missed: The number of overall and stage wins in the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España, as well as the number of leader's jerseys and, last but not least, the number of mountain classifications won, are decisive here. And just like in real life, every new encounter between the legends in this cycling quartet is a source of excitement.

40 cards, 40 top international athletes in each discipline - and no two duels are the same. Who will triumph? In keeping with the well-known peculiarity of sport - anything is possible - clashes with extremely unusual outcomes develop when Boom Boom Boris competes against "Mother Freedom" Billie Jean King or Miguel "The Extraterrestrial" Indurain is pitted against Louison "Zonzon" Bobet. The rules of the Super Trump Quartet game are not difficult to figure out: The card with the higher-value code wins. Unexpectedly, even the greatest representatives of their sport are not necessarily as unbeatable as one initially assumed. It quickly becomes clear once again: after the game is before the game.

As outstanding as the achievements of the respective sports legends are, as unusual are their likenesses. Renowned artists from Switzerland and Germany are responsible for the illustrations of the quartet of legends. Grouped into ten teams of four team members each, the cards not only highlight the athletes' characteristics. Rather, they illustrate in a special way the diverse approaches that modern art has to offer. In other words, you can't just play with the cards. You can also simply enjoy looking at them.