MANI AND HAIDET REPRESENT AT THE DERBY CITY CUP

Mani, who was fresh off winning a bronze medal at the European Cyclocross Championships, wasn’t feeling so fresh after her transcontinental flight back to the US. The three-time French national champion and 2016 World Championship silver medalist struggled to find high end speed needed on this course to race at the pointy end of the race, but her drive to perform well kept her respectably positioned amongst a strong field.   “I was a bit better today (Sunday), but the result wasn’t better,” said Mani. “I am a bit cooked. I had one speed and no acceleration all weekend. I was better today because I was able to be on the front longer. Overall it could have been worse so I will take fifth place.”

Wrestling with a variety of issues for much of the season that he can’t seem to nail down, Haidet wasn’t satisfied with his weekend results but he was still able to find positive light once the dust had settled.   “On Saturday I didn’t feel good at all,” Haidet said. “On Sunday I didn’t fade nearly as much, but I didn’t have a good start. I was tacked onto the back of the front group, but I was getting yo-yoed. When I started having more back issues, Grant Ellwood (Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo) and I popped off the back of that group. We rode chill and consistent, and then we both started feeling better. Eventually we were able to ramp it back up, so it seemed like we were going a bit better in the end.”

Images courtesy of Meg McMahon
Article credit to Raleigh Clement Pro Cycling Team
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