The last country without a victory?

[quiqui]

Similar to the polls for teams and riders, which of these ten countries will be the last to get a victory this year?

 

[ElChingon]

Yes, I know you're limited to 10 options but I will list out:

Nauru



FTW!

 

[Ruudz0r]

From these options Poland

 

[quiqui]

Good thing no one voted Slovakia.

 

[maltiv]

Well, one thing is certain: Ryo will vote for Norway

 

[mortand]

I voted for Kazakhstan, although I forgot about Valentin Iglinskiy. Not that he's usually all that prolific outside the Asian races anyway. They probably have to rely on Maxim Iglinskiy giving a damn, or an early breakthrough for Alexey Lutsenko.

My other candidates are Denmark, Portugal and Poland. Denmark can hope for Matti Breschel being back in form, or a sh*t small French stage race win for Andre Steensen or Lasse Bøchman. I assume Rui Costa will win something along the way, and for some reason I expect Michal Kwiatkowski to win a time trial biased flattish/hilly stage race.

If not, there's always the national championships.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

No Swaziland?

 

[Pentacycle]

Luxembourg. Jungels is bearing the weight of a nation atm.

 

[theyoungest]

Luxembourg. Jungels is bearing the weight of a nation atm.

... but he's also a noted winner, from his U23 years.

 

[Pentacycle]

... but he's also a noted winner, from his U23 years.

Ok, he'll likely have a better shot at a victory than any Kazakh or S-African. But the Luxies should be one of the contenders here.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Ok, he'll likely have a better shot at a victory than any Kazakh or S-African. But the Luxies should be one of the contenders here.

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg has a better shot then winning then Jungels imo. Kazachs also have several riders that can win a race. Jungels is certainly a big talent but I dont see him win (much) races this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

Good thing no one voted Slovakia.

Someone did...

If not, there's always the national championships.

Don't really think they count. Obviously each country will have a winner of their own championships!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

From Vinoland, we got the Iglinskys, Lutsenko, mybe Bazayev and Zeits that are "probable" winners this year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

From Vinoland, we got the Iglinskys, Lutsenko, mybe Bazayev and Zeits that are "probable" winners this year.

You know.. the last time Bazayev won something that wasn't a national championship was

2006 Deutschland Tour stage 1



oh and zeits... never won anything

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

You know.. the last time Bazayev won something that wasn't a national championship was

2006 Deutschland Tour stage 1



oh and zeits... never won anything

Riders that are good enough to win from a breakaway then

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Can somebody tell me why South Africa is leading in this poll?

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg anyone?

 

[jens_attacks]

From Vinoland, we got the Iglinskys, Lutsenko, mybe Bazayev and Zeits that are "probable" winners this year.

you forgot something
kash is so gonna win tour day fuccin france this year

Je vais continuer à travailler, je peux encore progresser 15 à 20% pour être prêt pour mon objectif, c’est-à-dire être au pic de ma forme pour le tour de France qui prend son départ en corse ».

by the way, he's now a membre of nur otan too and he leads kazakhstan cycling academy

not vino like, but quite the boss

 

[Afrank]

I'll say Poland, could just as easily be Kazakhstan or South Africa though.
And why is Switzerland on this poll? It won't be long before Spartacus starts killing everybody.

Can somebody tell me why South Africa is leading in this poll?

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg anyone?

Is his schedule known yet? Might find it a little more difficult to get wins in the world tour.

 

[greenedge]

I voted Denmark- though Bak or Breschel could pick up a win soon.

What about Slovenia?

 

[will10]

Meh, they'll all pick up a win mid to late June I expect.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

voted norway. ebh isn't really a winner and hushovd is pretty much done for

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Well, one thing is certain: Ryo will vote for Norway

hehe



......

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Can somebody tell me why South Africa is leading in this poll?

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg anyone?

he has yet to prove anything in the serious european field. most south african riders fail in the west because they can't handle the distance. south african racing is very short

 

[djlovesyou]

he has yet to prove anything in the serious european field. most south african riders fail in the west because they can't handle the distance. south african racing is very short

I think he's already proven that he can win at a certain level in Europe, and that's all he needs really.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

South Africa or Denmark. Rensburg is a solid rider, but he won't get many chances with Kittel and Degenkolb on the team. Lander could be the best bet for Denmark, but the learning curve is steep.