Jack Haig has done a lot of living for a 30-year-old. Most cyclists have by the time they reach that age. Like athletes in many international sports, cyclists go through lots of passport stamps.
Yet, out of all cyclists, Australians like Haig have even longer journeys, without the luxury of a continent full of professional racing on their doorstep.
For Australians, that circumstance often leads to one pretty uncomfortable choice: move continents or straddle two sides of the globe, two identities and a fractured lifestyle.
“It’s changed a bit since I started as a professional,” Haig told GCN in Canada ahead of the GP Québec.
“The world…
