Haas: We'll keep racing hard at the Giro d'Italia for as long as we can

Giro d'Italia 2020 - 103th Edition - 4th stage Catania - Villafranca Tirrena 140 km - 06/10/2020 - Nathan Haas (AUS - Cofidis) - photo Dario Belingheri/BettiniPhoto©2020
Nathan Haas (Cofidis) at the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

As the Giro d'Italia reached its midpoint on the Adriatic coast on Wednesday, it was still unclear if the planned finish in Milan was on its horizon, but a year of flux like this was never likely to end with much certainty. The Giro, like everybody else, is living from day to day. Not for the first time, sport reflects society.

For Nathan Haas, the Giro hasn't been altogether different from any other bike race during this almost surreal season. The spectre of the COVID-19 pandemic, both within and without the peloton, casts doubt on whether the race can proceed, but it has been so since competition resumed in August and it will continue to be so until the campaign ends, whenever that is.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was 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.