THE ROAD LESS GRAVELLED
FINANCIAL SECURITY, THE FULL SUPPORT OF A close-knit team, a flawless track record and the comfort and stability of a contract would have to be up there as just about everything an aspiring professional cyclist could ever want.
Throw in some of the world’s best riders as teammates, appearances at the biggest races of the year and regular selection for Grand Tours, Classics and the World Championships and you’d be living every pro riders’ dream.
Over the past decade or so this has been the life of popular Aussie pro rider Nathan Haas, who’s ridden 7 grand Tours, 12 Classics, countless other events and amassed thousands of race days.
Comfortably contracted to French WorldTour outfit Team Cofidis, Haas had it all, but was itching for more. Disillusioned, to a degree, by the
