Haas: We shouldn't have raced Tour Down Under in those conditions

Nathan Haas (Katusha-Alpecin) during a hot stage 4

Nathan Haas (Katusha-Alpecin) during a hot stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Nathan Haas was the biggest GC casualty on another blisteringly hot day at the Santos Tour Down Under, conceding 54 seconds to his rivals and any hope of making the podium.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.