Nathan Haas Explained
Nathan Peter Haas (born 12 March 1989) is an Australian cyclist. He competed as a professional road racer until the end of 2021. He started competing full time in gravel events 2022.[5]
Career
Early career
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Haas was originally a mountain biker, and represented Australia in two UCI World Championships. However, in 2009, Haas switched to road racing.
Praties (2009–2011)
In 2011, after dominating Australia's domestic National Road Series with teammate Steele Von Hoff, Haas won the Herald Sun Tour.[6] [7] Haas also won the Japan Cup,[8] a race featuring numerous UCI ProTeams. After his victory, Haas turned professional, signing with .[9] [10]
Garmin–Barracuda (2012–2015)
During Haas' first professional season, he struggled with severe saddle sores.[11] Following Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's doping ban, Haas was retroactively awarded the 2012 Tour of Britain title; he originally finished second to Tiernan-Locke.[12] During the 2013 season, Haas finished sixth overall at the Tour de Langkawi,[13] and competed in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia.[14] While riding the 2014 Tour Down Under, Haas garnered his first UCI World Tour point,[15] before finishing the race fifth overall.[16]
He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[17]
Dimension Data (2016–2017)
In the autumn of 2015 announced that Haas had signed with them for the 2016 season, joining former team-mate Tyler Farrar at the South African outfit.[18]
Team Katusha–Alpecin (2018–2019)
In February 2018, Haas won stage 2 of the Tour of Oman in an uphill sprint finish and moved into the overall leader's jersey.[19] It was his first victory since 2016 and his first for . He finished fifth overall in the race, winning the points classification in the process. He also recorded a podium placing at the Tour of Turkey.[20]
Personal life
Haas currently resides in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.[1]
Major results
Sources:[1] [21] [22]
- 2009
5th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2010
4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2011
1st Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Overall Tour of Tasmania
1st Japan Cup
Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Road race
5th Time trial
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2012
1st Overall Tour of Britain
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Utah
10th Japan Cup
- 2013
6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2014
1st Japan Cup
4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 1
5th Overall Tour Down Under
6th Brabantse Pijl
- 2015
3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
6th Brabantse Pijl
- 2016
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
1st Mountains classification, Tour de Yorkshire
4th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2017
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour Down Under
4th Amstel Gold Race
7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
10th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2018
3rd Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey
National Road Championships
5th Road race
5th Time trial
5th Overall Tour of Oman
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
8th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2019
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
9th Rund um Köln
- 2020
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2021
10th Paris–Camembert
- 2022
UCI Gravel World Series
2nd Seven Gravel Race
2nd La MonsterratoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Nathan Haas at Garmin-Sharp. 28 December 2012. 6 January 2013. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado.
- News: Nathan Haas signs for Katusha-Alpecin. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 August 2017. 2 January 2018. Barry. Ryan.
- News: Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. 4 January 2019.
- News: 2020 Team Preview: Cofidis. Ellis. Bacon. 30 December 2019. 1 January 2020. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc.
- News: Q&A: Nathan Haas on why he's leaving road racing for gravel . 25 July 2022 . CyclingTips . 3 December 2021.
- News: Emotional Haas takes overall win after five incredible days of racing. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 16 October 2011. 2 January 2014. Jane Aubrey.
- News: Haas to Garmin-Cervélo, Von Hoff to Chipotle in 2012. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 27 October 2011. 2 January 2014. Alex Hinds.
- News: Haas continues incredible run in Japan. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 23 October 2011. 2 January 2014.
- News: Garmin signs young Aussie Haas. 27 October 2011. ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Sydney, New South Wales. 21 January 2012.
- News: Confirmed: Nathan Haas to make WorldTour debut in 2012 VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland. 26 October 2011. 1 January 2014. Shane Stokes.
- News: Tan. Anthony. Cycling Central podcast. 19 October 2012. SBS Cycling Central. Special Broadcasting Service Corporation. Sydney, New South Wales. 16 April 2012.
- News: Sir Bradley Wiggins to defend Tour of Britain title. 2 September 2014. BBC. BBC Sport. London, England.
- News: Nathan Haas: "Something we try to do is really to stamp our name on a race.". VeloNation LLC. VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland. 2 March 2013. 18 January 2014. Ben Atkins.
- News: Giro d'Italia debut part of bigger picture for Haas. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Alex Malone. Bath, England. 4 March 2013. 2 January 2014.
- News: Potential podium slipping away from Nathan Haas at Tour Down Under. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 25 January 2014. 25 January 2014. Aaron S. Lee.
- News: Final day victory for Andre Greipel at the Tour Down Under. 26 January 2014. Zeb Woodpower. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 January 2014. Bath, England. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120123113125/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tourdownunder/stage-6/results. 23 January 2012. dmy-all.
- Web site: 2015 Tour de France start list . 2 July 2015 . Velo News.
- Web site: Haas and Fraile sign for Dimension Data . O'Shea . Sadhbh. 1 October 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2015.
- Web site: Tour of Oman 2018: Stage 2 Results - Cyclingnews.com. 14 February 2018 . 13 May 2018.
- Web site: velowire.com. Thomas Vergouwen /. www.velowire.com. Thomas Vergouwen /. 2018 UCI cycling calendar 2018 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey :: velowire.com (paris.thover.com) :: (photos, videos + actualités). 2020-09-12. velowire.com.
- Web site: Nathan Haas at Cycling Archives. 7 March 2013. Cycling Archives.
- Web site: Nathan Haas at Cycling Base. 6 January 2013. Cycling Base. 2 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194434/http://www.cyclingbase.com/Nathan-Haas.html. dead.
