Fausto Coppi won the Tour de France twice, and a total of 9 stages. In 1949 he won the Tour and won 3 stages and King of the Mountains on the way. In 1951 he was 10th overall and won 1 stage. He biggest win was in the 1952 TDF when he dominated the event, winning 1st overall, and 5 stages, as well as King of the Mountains.
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France went in every world cup.
Malta has an area of 316 square km, mainland France is about 550,500 square km. On that basis Malta could fit 1,524 times into France.
Ohio is 116,096 sq kilometers. Mainland France is 550,000 sq kilometers, so Ohio would fit 4,7 times into France.
Italy has won the Toure De France 9 times.
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they were different.. Stephen Roche accomplished what only Eddy Merckx has done before or since..the tripple crown...winning the Tour de France, the Giro d'italia, and the world championship all in the same year. Sean Kelly was a V famous and highly regarded classics rider, and won many of the famous classics races such as the Paris Roubaix which he dominated for years. He also won the green (sprinters/[points) jersey in the tour de France for 5 or 6 years..maybe more.
Merckx retired around -78, and Armstrong didn't really get prominent until -88/89 or thereabouts. Ther aren't that many riders who'd be able to span both careers.
France is approximately 2.5 times larger than the UK.
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France has hosted twice
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About 7.6 times bigger.
France is roughly 18 times smaller in land area compared to British Columbia.
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England have played France 90 times. They have a win rate of 53.3%. England have won 48 times. Lost 35 times.