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Yup disappointing result for Hayley, but I'm not sure it's representative of her actual abilities. She's previously beaten several riders who beat her on the day, and the temperature and last minute changes can't have helped either.
She said her position was adjusted to be shorter and taller than normal. I don't know how big the changes were but 1cm forward and 1 cm lower made c.90sec over 10miles to me so small changes can have a massive effect. I also noticed no trip suit which is a shame, although I did spy some stitching on one of the Adidas stripes :-).
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stunning ride so far from Ryan Mullen, very average from Marcin, and a disappointing ride from Hayley yesterday.
Hayley's bike seems to have been messed about with because of failing UCI regs, but looks like being fast on a dual carriageway isn't necessarily a good indicator of being fast on an international stage...