I just noticed that they are riding two different hills today, both called the exact same thing (Golfbakken = The Golf Hill") in different parts of the country
An oddity with both those climbs in one stage. Having said that, this type of names is not my cup of tea at all. Too provincial. Why not just say "Bjergevej" and "Ibækvej". Besides, nicknames for climbs instead of geographical references are bad when things change. Like the so-called "Blue Horse" climb near Vejle. The firm "Blue Horse" has moved.True! Both are leading up to a golf course. With the "Vejle" climb being the tougher of the two.
Golfbakken, first climb on the route.
Golfbakken, second climb on the route.
That bridge would do well in a time trial if possible. Highlighting the aerodynamics of the riders.They are about to hit the old bridge to Jutland, for those that want to watch it
After the bridge they turn north, which means the western wind comes into play.
It's only 1.1K long, so the effects would be quite small - unless I misunderstand you and you mean in terms of watchability?
We're part of Scandinavia because we used to own it - the reason is historical not geographic
I want a time trial that goes from Middelfart to Fredericia. It's possible to keep it under 15 km.
The latter have a governmental connection to Denmark and are thus closer connected to Denmark than Finland is. The southern part of the Scandinavian peninsula was Danish until the 17th century. Currently there is no direct geographical connection that explains the status of Denmark as Scandinavian.
Scandinavia is not the same as the Scandinavian Peninsula. I wouldn't include the Insular North Germanic-speaking countries in Scandinavia - though it would be practical to have an easy way to refer to all North Germanic-speaking countries... Nordic Countries also includes Finland, of course.
Inhabitants of Als and North Jutlandic Island also consider themselves Jutes, despite not being part of the peninsula. Some things are not understood if only understood narrowly.
To confuse it even more, an entirely 3rd definition is that many in politics speak of the "NB8 countries" (Nordic-Baltic 8), which is Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Yeah, and linguistically Estonia isn't Baltic, but rather Finnic.To confuse it even more, an entirely 3rd definition is that many in politics speak of the "NB8 countries" (Nordic-Baltic 8), which is Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
I'm aware of that: but it doesn't make them Scandinavian any more than a Frenchman from Tahiti or Guyana is western European.
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