First nation to win 'all the big races' in the 21st century (in men's cycling)

[AmRacer]

I suppose all countries that participate in Eurovision are in with a chance of winning

Australia 😆

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Australia 😆

They could win, they just won't host.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

If Denmark fail to win this because of lacking La Vuelta, we will remember the racing that has been lacking these last few days.

Or maybe we will have forgotten, because I reckon this will take a long time to complete.

 

[RedheadDane]

If Denmark fail to win this because of lacking La Vuelta, we will remember the racing that has been lacking these last few days.

Or maybe we will have forgotten, because I reckon this will take a long time to complete.

I think Denmark would've had a hard time winning this anyway.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think Denmark would've had a hard time winning thise anyway.

We've already conquered Thise and made it part of our country quite a long time ago.

 

[RedheadDane]

We've already conquered Thise and made it part of our country quite a long time ago.

Usually I forget letters...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

We've already conquered Thise and made it part of our country quite a long time ago.

Maybe she meant Thise in the Département Doubs in France.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

We've already conquered Thise and made it part of our country quite a long time ago.

You have conquered and colonised a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France???

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You have conquered and colonised a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France???

No, we have conquered a small village in Jutland, which is best known for its milk production thise days.

 

[RedheadDane]

No, we have conquered a small village in Jutland, which is best known for its milk production thise days.

Did "we" really conquer it, or was it just naturally a part of the country?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did "we" really conquer it, or was it just naturally a part of the country?

Every part of what is now known as Denmark has been conquered at some point.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Did "we" really conquer it, or was it just naturally a part of the country?

According to Wikipedia, the Danes moved into Denmark from the southern tip of Sweden in the 6th century. German Wikipedia curiously doesn‘t mention if the Danes had the perfect body of a climber or not.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

According to Wikipedia, the Danes moved into Denmark from the southern tip of Sweden in the 6th century. German Wikipedia curiously doesn‘t mention if the Danes had the perfect body of a climber or not.

I'm sure, it would have been mentioned if they had.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm sure, it would have been mentioned if they had.

The real question is; did they have good shoulders?
And if they did... WTF happened?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The real question is; did they have good shoulders?
And if they did... WTF happened?

Speak for yourself. I have the shoulders of a young Sam Welsford (like from when he was 7 or 8).

 

[CyclistAbi]

What a fun thread! Off the top of my head, Sweden has a Paris-Roubaix win in 2004, but more importantly 3 Eurovision Song Contest wins (7 in total) in the 21st century.

ETA: Voted for Slovenia, too.

After PR we plan to take ESC more seriously. Will likely send Rogla and Pogi. Moho too, if he is the one that wins PR.

 

[rallybanana]

After PR we plan to take ESC more seriously. Will likely send Rogla and Pogi. Moho too, if he is the one that wins PR.

I don't normally vote in Eurovision (except for Lithuania in 2006). But I'll vote for that.

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

After PR we plan to take ESC more seriously. Will likely send Rogla and Pogi. Moho too, if he is the one that wins PR.

Once Loreen has her third ESC win, TdFF (with Zwift!) should be her priority.

 

[rallybanana]

I believe that only Switzerland and Netherlands have the full set even if the start date is set to the invention of the sport. And that requires going back to 1951 and 1966 respectively.

Isn't that partly a result of the relatively short history of ITT WC? I'm guessing that's the only one missing for Belgium.

Belgium now has the full set thanks to Remco

 

[Scarponi]

Australia really punches above its weight in cycling

 

[saunaking]

Why is Colombia on this list?
Derek Gee will win all the big races this century before Colombia does

 

[Panda Claws]

Slovenia now matches Italy.

 

[Eagle_Alps]

And Spain got Tour de Romandie off the list.

Will Tiberi finally win a Dauphiné for Italy next year ?

 

[hayneplane]

The crazy thing is Pogacar on his own has 9/17 ticked off and feels like a more plausible candidate to reach the 17 faster than any other country (Slovenia obviously excluded) with only Italy a chance of getting there first.

 

[Andy262]

Surely Pog will have a crack at Roubaix soon. Even then it’s not beyond the bounds of possibility for Mohorič or Tratnik to go well there.