Quite the opposite. Had been using new kit in UK most of the year, and couldn't get a satisfactory set-up. Went back to last year's kit towards the end of the season and immediately started going better.
Doyle was an anomaly. You can't expect every rider to be a slow-burner just because one rider was.
But if they follow Doyle and don't reach their peak until 30, then Cook has 3 years of improvement left, while Lidsey still has 5 years of improvement before his peak.
So it still makes Lidsey the one with better potential.
Other way around. Ipswich are one of the higher payers. Rew is on a good deal, and he's happy to stay.
This time last year people thought Adam Ellis was off to Belle Vue, (so many people saying he wanted to join his mate Bewley) but BV were never interested in bidding against Ipswich.
I expected Ellis to be moved on this year, but I keep being told Danny King is the one to go from Ippo.
Hagon is being held back by the poor Leicester track. If he was the RS at, say, Belle Vue, he'd be progressing massively.
The trouble with the RS system is that once you're allocated to a track, it's hard to get away.