Chad Haga
Chad Haga (/heɪɡə/;[1] born August 26, 1988) is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Human Powered Health.[4]
Haga at the 2017 Vuelta a España | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Chad Haga | |||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hagasaki[1] | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 26, 1988 McKinney, Texas | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 71.5 kg (158 lb; 11 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Current team | Human Powered Health | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
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| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Texas A&M University Cycling Team | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Team Brain and Spine Cycling | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Super Squadra | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Rio Grande Cycling | |||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Kelly Benefit Strategies–OptumHealth | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Giant–Shimano[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Human Powered Health | |||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Career
He was born in McKinney, Texas[5] and attended Texas A&M University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2010.[5] 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,[6] before joining Giant–Shimano in 2014.[7]
On January 23, 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.[8]
Haga started the 2018 season by racing the Tour Down Under. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.[9] He won the final individual time trial stage of the 2019 Giro d'Italia, his first victory in a Grand Tour.
After eight seasons with Team DSM and its precursors, Haga rejoined his first professional team, renamed as Human Powered Health, for the 2022 season.[10][11]
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
- 2017
- 1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
- 2018
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- 1st Stage 21 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
- 2020
- 5th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 2021
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Giro d'Italia | — | 99 | 78 | 82 | 71 | 105 | 69 | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 72 | 134 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | 73 | — | 76 | 98 | — | — | — | 113 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ a b "Interviews - PezCycling News".
- ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 23, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ . UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "HUMAN POWERED HEALTH". UCI. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Optum's Chad Haga aims for top time trialing spot in the U.S. - VeloNews.com". February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Haga postpones engineering career to pursue pro cycling dreams - Cyclingnews.com".
- ^ Rogers, Neal (February 7, 2016). "The aftermath: Giant's Chad Haga keeping spirits high after horrific collision". CyclingTips. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
After three seasons with Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, where he was one of the top riders in North America, he'd joined Giant-Alpecin in 2014.
- ^ "John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. January 23, 2016.
- ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (November 4, 2021). "Chad Haga returns to roots with Rally Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (November 9, 2021). "Rally Cycling to become Human Powered Health". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved December 26, 2021.