The last country without a victory?

[ingsve]

Kazakhstan will get a win as soon as Lutsenko gets going.

 

[quiqui]

Switzerland beat Kazakhstan in Paris-Nice yesterday, so now five countries remain:
Denmark
Kazakhstan
Poland
Portugal
South Africa

By the way, Slovenia, which maybe should have been included in this poll, got their first victory on Wednesday.

 

[gruppeto993]

why is luxembourg not on the list?

 

[trevim]

Switzerland beat Kazakhstan in Paris-Nice yesterday, so now five countries remain:
Denmark
Kazakhstan
Poland
Portugal
South Africa

By the way, Slovenia, which maybe should have been included in this poll, got their first victory on Wednesday.

Portugal... If Rui Costa is injured there's no hope, we'll win this. At least we can count on Tiago Machado to get 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th...

 

[quiqui]

why is luxembourg not on the list?

It would probably have been a popular vote, but they have their first win now.

 

[djlovesyou]

Anyone who voted Portugal is ***

Tiago Machado will win Algarve and Rui Costa will win Paris Nice

I so hope it's Portugal, and not just because I picked them.

 

[mortand]

Today Martin Pedersen won what might be the sh*t smallest one-day race on the calender, the prestigious Circuit d'Alger, which means Denmark is off the list.

That leaves Kazakhstan, Poland, Portugal and South Africa left in this mighty important contest.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Today Martin Pedersen won what might be the sh*t smallest one-day race on the calender, the prestigious Circuit d'Alger, which means Denmark is off the list.

That leaves Kazakhstan, Poland, Portugal and South Africa left in this mighty important contest.

Surprised Rensburg is still winless at this point.

 

[Afrank]

Surprised Rensburg is still winless at this point.

Argos needs to send him to some small crap races that no one else cares about.

 

[djlovesyou]

Today Martin Pedersen won what might be the sh*t smallest one-day race on the calender, the prestigious Circuit d'Alger, which means Denmark is off the list.

That leaves Kazakhstan, Poland, Portugal and South Africa left in this mighty important contest.

Does that count?

I would have thought it meant races 1.1, 2.1 or better?

 

[Parrulo]

Tour de Normandie, Stage 1 : Colombelles - Forges-les-Eaux (provisional) (201 km)

leader SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas LET 2
1. SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas LET 4
2. VERMELTFOORT Coen RIJ 2
3. BLAIN Alexandre RAL 1
4. HUREL Tony EUC 0
5. NIKOLAEV Sergey

portugal saved by a 23 year old, now i wasn't expecting that

 

[Ruudz0r]

Tour de Normandie, Stage 1 : Colombelles - Forges-les-Eaux (provisional) (201 km)

leader SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas LET 2
1. SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas LET 4
2. VERMELTFOORT Coen RIJ 2
3. BLAIN Alexandre RAL 1
4. HUREL Tony EUC 0
5. NIKOLAEV Sergey

portugal saved by a 23 year old, now i wasn't expecting that

I dont think 2.2 and 1.2 races should count for this, its not really pro racing its more the U23 scene with some older guys in between.

 

[Parrulo]

considering that some countries on this poll barely have races higher then that, it is a bit unfair imo.

 

[RedheadDane]

considering that some countries on this poll barely have races higher then that, it is a bit unfair imo.

Don't they all have riders on the top-level?

 

[quiqui]

It was intended to include .2 races, so it follows the CQ country victory ranking but with national championships excluded. So, only three countries remain: Kazakhstan, Poland and South Africa. They have all been very close to a win already.

 

[RedheadDane]

It was intended to include .2 races, so it follows the CQ country victory ranking but with national championships excluded. So, only three countries remain: Kazakhstan, Poland and South Africa. They have all been very close to a win already.

Oh... cool! And here I was still waiting for Denmark to take first win...

 

[djlovesyou]

Fair enough, still think it'll be Portugal the last to get a proper win though.

 

[Parrulo]

Fair enough, still think it'll be Portugal the last to get a proper win though.

and what is a proper win?


volta ao alentejo stage 1 today:

leader SILVA Daniel Eduardo Moreira BOA 2
1. SILVA Daniel Eduardo Moreira BOA 4h08'16" 4
2. HNIK Karel ETI 02" 2
3. PRADES REVERTER Eduard OFM 03" 1
4. HAGA Chad OPM 04" 0
5. MARQUE PORTO Alejandro Manuel OFM 05" 0
6. FERNANDEZ CRUZ Delio OFM 05" 0
7. STUYVEN Jasper BLS 05" 0
8. MESTRE Daniel Jose Pereira PRT 06" 0
9. DURAN AROCA Arkaitz EFG 06" 0
10. BARBERO CUESTA Carlos

 

[Cimber]

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

What kind of races count? x.2, x.1, x.hc WT? Cos I think most of those countries got victories if u include x.2 races

 

[quiqui]

Alentejo is also a .2 race. For wins in .1 races or higher, Denmark and Portugal are still in the race, along with Kazakhstan, Poland and South Africa. The other five countries are safe.

Just in the last five days, Denmark got 3 wins in .2 races and Portugal got 2.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

That's BS. A stage win at the Tour de Normandie has more worth than a stage win at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Congo althought the latter is classified higher.

 

[quiqui]

Ireland now has a win too. I didn't include Ireland in the poll, because last year they got just one (!) win: a stage in the Tour de Bulgaria (.2).

 

[Roude Leiw]

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.

I am kind of happy that Bobby proved that he can also win with the pros....If we had to wait for one of the Schlecks to win something, it would have been a long journey through the desert...

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

So, with Tsgabu Grmays today's stage win in Taiwan even Ethiopia joins the winners club.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So, with Tsgabu Grmays today's stage win in Taiwan even Ethiopia joins the winners club.

Looks like MTN is doing well. Another win.