The Rest Day with Jack Haig

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The Rest Day with Jack Haig takes cycling fans inside the pro peloton. Want to know what riders actually talk about? This is your podcast.

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    • Jan 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Kicking off a new season with Pavel Sivakov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 59:14


    The Rest Day with Jack Haig is back with its first episode of 2025, featuring a chat with Pavel Sivakov of UAE Team Emirates. Jack and Pavel tackle a wide range of topic, from riding with Tadej Pogačar to fighting for a GC top 10 in the Vuelta a España, from the dynamics of national teams vs. trade teams to salary caps.

    Offseason talk with Harry Sweeny

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 41:31


    With the offseason in full swing, Harry Sweeny returns to the Rest Day. Harry and Jack discuss the end of the racing season, last-minute scheduling changes, Harry's first year with EF (and getting his first chance to target GC in Luxembourg), taking some time to recover, and more ...

    Alex Dowsett: Life After Pro Cycling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 65:02


    In this episode of The Rest Day, Jack sits down with Alex Dowsett to discuss his 12 years as a professional cyclist, how the sport has evolved and what life is like after retirement. Dowsett, a time trial specialist, offers unique insights into the demands of the sport, the impact of technology and aerodynamics, and the mental challenges faced by athletes. He also shares his experiences of fatherhood while competing, and the adjustments he made to his training and lifestyle after retiring.

    Chatting YouTube, sponsorship, and more with Harry Sweeny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 53:01


    Jack Haig catches up with Australian up-and-comer Harry Sweeny, and the two discuss the Vuelta, EF Education-EasyPost, YouTube, the cycling sponsorship model, and more ...

    One week left at the Vuelta

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 39:17


    Jack Haig checks in from the second rest day at the Vuelta a España after another challenging week of racing. The peloton has left the heat behind but the gradients aren't letting up as the season's final Grand Tour rolls towards its conclusion.

    Vuelta insights after a big transfer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 51:49


    Jack Haig checks in from the first rest day of the Vuelta a España, discussing the racing, the heat, a big transfer, and more.

    Preparing for a Grand Tour with Torstein Træen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 43:48


    Jack Haig is joined by teammate Torstein Træen, and they discuss Torstein's busy build-up to the Vuelta a España and plenty more.

    A Tour debrief and listener questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 30:11


    In the latest episode of the podcast, Jack Haig offers some final thoughts on the 2024 Tour de France and then tackles some listener questions.

    Keeping tired bodies going at Tour de France

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 31:38


    In this episode, Jack catches up with his massage therapist for a look at one of the unseen sides of racing and working at the Tour de France. 

    A Rest Day on the rest day with Wout Poels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 24:24


    The Tour de France peloton made it to the first rest day and Jack caught up with roommate Wout Poels to discuss the week that's come and gone.  

    Getting ready for the Tour de France

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 24:29


    Welcome back to The Rest Day with Jack Haig. This is another solo episode, a life update and discussion of Tour recon, as Jack prepares to take on the 2024 Tour de France. 

    On Tenerife with Ineos' Carlos Rodríguez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 33:12


    In this episode, Jack catches up with Ineos' young climber Carlos Rodríguez from the Parador Hotel on Tenerife, where both are located for an altitude training camp before the Tour de France. The two discuss the hardest days they've had on camp, life at altitude, how Rodriguez prepared (and what he overcame) for his Tour de France stage win last year, his university degrees, and more. 

    Inside a Tenerife altitude camp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 42:35


    In this episode, Jack chats with teammate Matevž Govekar from a pre-Dauphiné Tenerife training camp about altitude, why teams pick various high-altitude locations, making one's way into the pro peloton, and lots more. 

    Who drives the bus?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 19:09


    There are so many people who make pro cycling tick along who never get TV time, don't see the limelight, but are nonetheless indispensable. In this episode, Jack sits down with Elias, one of the bus drivers for Bahrain-Victorious to discuss his role in keeping pro cycling moving. 

    Introspection of the dropped

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 33:12


    In this episode, Jack takes some time to reflect on a difficult few weeks. Pro cycling has ups and downs, and the entry to spring was a down. How does one get through such a period? 

    Pavel Sivakov and riding for Pogacar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 29:14


    Welcome to the second episode of The Rest Day with Jack Haig. In this week's show, Jack catches up with Pavel Sivakov to talk Catalunya and the UAE Tour. They talk changing teams (from Ineos to UAE), what it's like riding for Pogacar, and more. 

    Inside Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 25:21


    Welcome to the first episode of The Rest Day with Jack Haig! This new podcast is hosted by Bahrain-Victorious' Jack Haig and will take you behind the curtain of pro cycling. The first episode is a chat between Jack and his roommate, Wout Poels, discussing Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico from the inside. 

    Introducing The Rest Day with Jack Haig

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 4:41


    Welcome to The Rest Day with Jack Haig, a new podcast hosted by Jack on the Escape Collective podcast network. Every other week, Jack will bring listeners inside the pro peloton, pulling back the curtain on life as a pro. 

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