Australian Jack Haig is currently fully focused on working for Bahrain Victorious teammate and GC contender Antonio Tiberi at the Vuelta a España. But that hasn't stopped the 30-year-old from appreciating the latest success story for his country in the Spanish Grand Tour, with compatriot Ben O'Connor seizing the red jersey in dramatic style on stage 6.
Given O'Connor's nearly five-minute advantage on GC over closest rival Primoz Roglič, Haig - Australia's most recent Vuelta podium finisher, claiming third in 2021- certainly rates O'Connor's chances of going all the way to Madrid in la roja. Or at the very least, Haig says, O'Connor could follow his career path and make the final top three.
