[QUOTE=spoke50;10620622]Watching Flanders live stream I notice all the pros are climbing with their hands on the top of the bars verses on the hoods. Probably a stupid question, but I'm always on the hoods. Is their an advantage to positioning your hands on the top of the bars while climbing? I suppose it would create a more upright position.[/QUOTE]

I am watching Flanders on Versus. The best way to climb on rough roads is to grab onto the tops. Hands positioned on the hoods is too tough on the wrist, arms and neck. And their hip angle is the same as when they are on the hoods. I completed a Paris Roubaix / Flounders type race two weeks ago. The pounding you take on the bike is incredible. I was grabbing the handlebars to keep try to control the direction as it skips over the bumps.