Jack Haig: Bahrain Victorious still have a lot of faith in Mikel Landa at Vuelta a España

Vuelta Espana 2021 - 76th Edition - 8th stage Santa Pola - La Manga del Mar Menor 173,7 km - 21/08/2021 - Jack Haig (AUS - Bahrain Victorious) - photo Luis Angel Gomez/BettiniPhoto©2021
Jack Haig, now in seventh overall, is the best-placed Bahrain Victorious rider in GC at 2021 Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Jack Haig’s early abandon at the Tour de France meant that he arrived at this Vuelta a España short of racing and largely bereft of personal ambition. He may have enjoyed a fine debut season at Bahrain Victorious, but at this race, he set out with the task of reprising his old GreenEdge role as a most deluxe domestique, this time in the service of Mikel Landa.

Although Landa has struggled at the Vuelta’s most recent summit finishes, and even though Haig has climbed in the top 10 overall following an enterprising afternoon in the breakaway on stage 7 to Balcón de Alicante, the roles remain unchanged at Bahrain Victorious, at least for the time being.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.