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

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events 2022.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Haas was originally a

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, and represented Australia in two UCI World Championships. However, in 2009, Haas switched to

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Praties (2009–2011)

In 2011, after dominating Australia's domestic

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with teammate

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, Haas won the

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...

. Haas also won the

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, a race featuring numerous UCI ProTeams. After his victory, Haas turned professional, signing with .

Garmin–Barracuda (2012–2015)

During Haas' first professional season, he struggled with severe

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s. Following Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's doping ban, Haas was retroactively awarded the

2012 Tour of Britain The 2012 Tour of Britain was the ninth running of the current Tour of Britain and the 73rd British tour in total. The race consisted of eight stages, starting on 9 September in Ipswich, and finishing on 16 September in Guildford. The race was p ...

title; he originally finished second to Tiernan-Locke. During the 2013 season, Haas finished sixth overall at the Tour de Langkawi, and competed in his first

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, the Giro d'Italia. While riding the

2014 Tour Down Under The 2014 Santos Tour Down Under was the 16th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 21 to 26 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2014 UCI World Tour. The race was won for a recor ...

, Haas garnered his first UCI World Tour point, before finishing the race fifth overall. He was named in the start list for the

2015 Tour de France The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 4 July in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and concluding on 26 July with the Champs-Élysées stage ...

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.

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. 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.

Personal life

Haas currently resides in

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Major results

Sources: ;2009 : 5th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2010 : 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2011 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

: 1st

Overall

Tour of Tasmania The Tour of Tasmania is a cycling road race contested annually in Tasmania, Australia. Created in 1996, the race formed part of the calendar of the Union Cycliste International from 1997 to 2002. The race was not contested the 2001, 2003 and 20 ...

: 1st

: Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ::2nd Silver medal blank

Road race ::5th Time trial : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2012 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

: 1st Stage 2 ( TTT) Tour of Utah : 10th

;2013 : 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi ;2014 : 1st

: 4th Overall

::1st Stage 1 : 5th Overall

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI WorldTe ...

: 6th Brabantse Pijl ;2015 : 3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race : 5th Overall

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: 6th Brabantse Pijl ;2016 : 1st Stage 4

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In 2019, a multi-day wo ...

: 1st

Mountains classification, Tour de Yorkshire : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was held on September 12, 2010 as the final event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal ...

: 6th

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec ...

: 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race ;2017 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Overall

: 4th Amstel Gold Race : 7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race : 10th Overall Tour of Oman ;2018 : 3rd Overall

Presidential Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...

: National Road Championships ::5th Road race ::5th Time trial : 5th Overall Tour of Oman ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 8th

;2019 : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships : 9th

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still runn ...

;2020 : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2021 : 10th

Paris–Camembert Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over th ...

;2022 : UCI Gravel World Series ::2nd Seven Gravel Race ::2nd La Monsterrato

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Cycling Base: Nathan Haas

Cycling Quotient: Nathan Haas

Nathan Haas: Garmin-Sharp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Nathan 1989 births Living people Australian male cyclists Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia ACT Academy of Sport alumni Cyclists from Brisbane