Chad Haga

Chad Haga (/heɪɡə/;[1] born August 26, 1988) is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sunweb.[3]

Chad Haga
Personal information
Full nameChad Haga
NicknameHagasaki[1]
Born (1988-08-26) August 26, 1988
McKinney, Texas
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight71.5 kg (158 lb; 11 st 4 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Sunweb
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur, Time trialist
Amateur teams
2006–2010Texas A&M University Cycling Team
2009–2011Team Brain and Spine Cycling
2010Super Squadra
2011Rio Grande Cycling
Professional teams
2011–2013Kelly Benefit Strategies–OptumHealth
2014–Giant–Shimano[2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2019)

Career

He was born in McKinney, Texas[4] and attended Texas A&M University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2010.[4] While there he raced collegiately with the Texas A&M Cycling Team and as an amateur with Team Brain and Spine Cycling and Super Squadra. After Graduation he joined the Rio Grande Cycling squad. He began racing professionally in 2011 after joining Kelly Benefit Strategies–OptumHealth.[5]

On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of the Team Giant–Alpecin who were hit by a car which drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Calpe, Spain. All riders were in stable condition.[6]

Haga started the season by racing the Tour Down Under. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[7]

He won the time-trial final stage of the 2019 Giro d'Italia, his first victory in a Grand Tour

Major results
2011
1st Prologue Mount Hood Classic
3rd Overall Tour of Elk Grove
2012
1st Prologue Cascade Cycling Classic
4th Copperas Cove Classic
2013
1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Prologue Tour of Elk Grove
2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 1
3rd USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
3rd Overall McLane Pacific Classic
3rd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour of California
2018
2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
1st Stage 21 (ITT) Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia — 99 78 82 71 105
Tour de France — — — — 72 134
Vuelta a España 73 — 76 98 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Interviews - PezCycling News".
  2. "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 23, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. "Optum's Chad Haga aims for top time trialing spot in the U.S. - VeloNews.com". February 28, 2013.
  5. "Haga postpones engineering career to pursue pro cycling dreams - Cyclingnews.com".
  6. "John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. January 23, 2016.
  7. "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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