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most talent are getting autofiltered in the youth as the races (aside from Limburg region) are flat as shit, if you're not a polderbully or just have a massive engine it is OVER in general - the important races where you get noticed if you're not a woman are all in hilly races (or TT if you're a gigaaerobullet)

furthermore, the amount of racing license holders in NL has been steadily dropping as it's getting more expensive to keep up (paypigmaxxing from parents with deep pockets/family)who have already been in cycling + the amount of races that can be organized are going down hard due to lack of volunteers, and studying is very accessible here

for the women, a lot of women here have always had equal opportunity in sports compared to the men, and with rowing & ice skating being massive engine-sports here as well it's easier to take a sidestep once you get an injury - all you had to do is learn how to move around in a pedalton and be hardminded

now that funding for the youth women in other countries is going up + teams are more professionalized, the Dutch domination will probably go down relatively