Possibly the most organised athlete we've ever met
Spend five minutes inside Hayden's workshop and you quickly understand something about him. Everything has its place. Chains, quick links, tyres, tools, spare parts, etc.
Drawer after drawer, labelled and organised.
Even his coffee beans are organised by flavour and strength. We're used to working with professional athletes who obsess over their equipment, but Hayden takes it to another level. And when you compete at the very highest level of triathlon, that attention to detail makes sense.
Three sports. Three completely different sets of equipment, training, nutrition, recovery, travel. Being a professional triathlete is as much about management as it is about swimming, cycling and running. And chain management is just one small part of it.
“I can't imagine ever going back to oil or liquid wax. I'm looking for every marginal gain I can get. And a Cyclowaxed chain is just a game changer. Always clean, always fast."
Every marginal gain matters
At Hayden's level, there aren't many easy gains left to find. Everything has already been optimised. Bike position, aerodynamics, tyres, nutrition, training. So the smaller details become increasingly important.
That's one of the reasons Hayden switched to hot wax in the first place. A clean, efficiently prepared chain means less friction and fewer watts lost between his legs and the road. And when you're racing against the best triathletes in the world, those marginal gains matter.
Hayden knows that better than most. In 2025, he won six of his seven T100 starts on his way to becoming T100 World Champion that year.
Bronze, Silver, Gold.
There is still one result Hayden is chasing: Olympic gold.
At Tokyo 2020, he took bronze. In Paris, he went one better, taking silver after leading much of the 10km run. Next stop: Los Angeles 2028. And knowing Hayden, the preparation for LA won't start a few months before the Games.
It's already happening. Every training session, every piece of equipment, every watt, every marginal gain.
We'll make sure the chain is taken care of.
Get the same gear Hayden is riding with
Calling this a new partnership feels a little strange. Hayden has already been riding Cyclowax for three years. We're simply making it official. We're incredibly excited to have him on board, learn from one of the world's best triathletes, and support him as he chases the biggest goals in the sport.
The good news is, you can get the same products Hayden is using below:
