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Sean Flynn<br />
Matt explained that the academy<br />
system is about give and take so when<br />
they can they like to offer opportunities<br />
to athletes who might not necessarily make<br />
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a major contribution to the team’s particular<br />
goals or may have no particular ambitions in<br />
that particular discipline. The federation wanted<br />
to give promising young Scottish mountain biker<br />
Sean Flynn some high-quality race experience and<br />
he repaid them fully by getting in the break on Stage<br />
1. While his focus is mainly on MTB right now he<br />
could well be one to watch for the future.<br />
Ethan Hayter<br />
Matt is visibly enthused when he talks<br />
about Ethan. “Hitter,” he says simply.<br />
Last year was his first Tour of Britain and<br />
184 184 perhaps he lacked confidence. “He still has<br />
not realised just how good he is, but it’s slowly<br />
starting to dawn on him,’’ Matt says. Tour de<br />
Yorkshire was a great opportunity for him to race<br />
against some big teams. He crashed first day and<br />
still got up and back on to contest the sprint. He<br />
went in the break on a hilly last day. The race didn’t<br />
really pan out as they had expected, but Ethan was<br />
versatile and able to adapt to the situation. It was<br />
also an impressive performance considering it was<br />
his first road race of the year.<br />
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