The 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Herald Tour has just finished with Canberra cyclist Nathan Hass, taking out the top honours. Nathan Haas now joins a long line of Canberra cyclists to make it to the big time.
Canberra has a population of around 350,000. However, proportionally it seems to produce more world class cyclists than any other city or town around Australia. A quick look around the World Tour peloton and you see the wealth of talent that the ACT producers. These include Michael Rogers (Team Sky) three times World TT Champion, Michael Matthews (Rabobank) 2010 under 23 World Road Race Champion in Geelong, Matthew Hayman (Team Sky) super domestique and 2011 Paris-Bourges winner and Chloe Hoskings (HTC-Columbia) bronze in the 2010 Commonwealth games.
However, it is the young talent that is coming through the Australian cycling ranks that is impressive. Tom Palmer, Adam Phelan (both of Drapac) and now Nathan Haas appear destined to join the pro tour ranks riding in Europe sometime in the future.
It is great to see ACT cycling at the top of their chosen discipline. It does not happen very often. These cyclists are building a pathway and a future for all young ACT cyclists.
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