Haas impresses on Tour of Turkey final podium

Aiustralian Nathan Haas topped off his late season rejuvenation with third overall at the Tour of Turkey.

Nathan Haas finished on the third step of the 2018 Tour of Turkey podium (Getty) Source: Getty

Haas took the third step on the podium behind Eduard Prades (Euskadi-Murias) and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) after a consistent week of racing in Turkey.

It also followed his strong eighth place finish last month at the one-day classic Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec won by fellow Canberran Michael Matthews.

"The Tour of Turkey for us was super fun," Haas said. "The team performance today was excellent – really all week it was excellent. We end up with two guys in the top ten with me on the podium and I’m very happy about that. 

"It was a real highlight for me to see young Fabbro take 8th on GC. For a first-year rider like him, this is a real feather in his cap.

"The guys put a lot of work in and it feels like we’ve put a foot in the right direction as we head toward the 2019 racing season.

Haas continued philosophically "We are well-aware of our short-fallings this season but we know the quality is there and we’re beginning to put those ingredients in the right mix.

"We’re looking forward; we’re not looking back. We have so much class in this team and we’re really hungry for next year. 

Bora-hangrohe’s Sam Bennett won the final stage of the Tour of Turkey into Istanbul with a late attack.