Nathan Haas

Nathan Haas
	Nathan Haas at the Qhubeka Charity Gala in Girona 2016
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Peter Haas
Nickname	Haasy or The Rabbit
Born	12 March 1989 (age 35); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current team	Cofidis
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur
Professional teams
2009–2011	Praties
2012–2015	Garmin–Barracuda
2016–2017	Team Dimension Data
2018–2019	Team Katusha–Alpecin
2020–2021	Cofidis
Major wins
	Stage racesTour of Britain (2012)Herald Sun Tour (2011) One-day races and ClassicsJapan Cup (2011, 2014)

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 edit

Early career edit

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) edit

In 2011, after dominating Australia's domestic National Road Series with Genesys Wealth Advisers 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 Garmin–Barracuda.^[9]^[10]

Garmin–Barracuda (2012–2015) edit

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) edit

In the autumn of 2015 Team Dimension Data 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) edit

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 Team Katusha–Alpecin. 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]