Tour Down Under: Jack Haig takes control of young riders classification

Jack Haig (UniSA), the 2013 Australian National Road Series Champion, entered the Tour Down Under as an unknown quality to the majority of the peloton. Teammate Caleb Ewan has been making headlines, having won the Australian national U23 road race and criterium and placed third in Sunday night's People Choice Classic, while Haig has quietly been going about his work. Benefitting from the fact that five of the UniSA team ride for Avanti, of which Haig is one, the 20-year-old has established a stranglehold over the white jersey at the Tour Down Under.

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