Think you missed gibert and gomez and oliveras off your list, although along with dabill think you might mean junior rather than youth.
Good points, and whilst Alexz progressed pretty much as quick as anyone could, the lack of support of the ACU and FiM meant he wasted a year in the juniors struggling on a 125cc whereas pol tarres was immediately given dispensation to ride a bigger bike which is essential in the bigger junior sections.
all by the way.
Pol Tarres has been fast through the ranks, but hasnt been a match for ferrer and at times Moret who have been plugging away in juniors for a few years.
I think in 2005 our lads would have done better, but as bou and the rest have got better the sections have definately got harder year on year, and the gap between the bottom of the top route, the champions you mentioned above mainly, are struggling to keep improving faster than the section severity is increasing.
no stop would help here....................