ingsve said:Part of the issue might be that alot of the lesser races in France that are below the pro standard or the lesser pro races that are in the frensh cup for example are rather flat. Races like Paris - Camembert, Route Adelie, Tour Mediteraneen, Tour de Normandie, Cholet-Pays De Loire etc etc don't really have lots of climbs.
I'm not sure but I'd think that the courses have pretty much been the same over the history of these races. So why did France use to produce good climbers in the past?