About this podcast
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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Episodes
- Kicking off a new season with Pavel Sivakov · 58 min · Episode 18The 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…
- Offseason talk with Harry Sweeny · 42 min · Episode 17With 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…
- Alex Dowsett: Life After Pro Cycling · 1 h 5 min · Episode 16In 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…
- Chatting YouTube, sponsorship, and more with Harry Sweeny · 53 min · Episode 15Jack 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 · 39 min · Episode 14Jack 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…
- Vuelta insights after a big transfer · 52 min · Episode 13Jack 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 · 44 min · Episode 12Jack 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 · 30 min · Episode 11In 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 · 32 min · Episode 10In 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 · 24 min · Episode 9The 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 · 24 min · Episode 8Welcome 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 · 33 min · Episode 7In 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…
- Inside a Tenerife altitude camp · 43 min · Episode 6In 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…
- Who drives the bus? · 19 min · Episode 5There 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…
- Introspection of the dropped · 33 min · Episode 4In 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…
- Pavel Sivakov and riding for Pogacar · 29 min · Episode 3Welcome 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…
- Inside Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico · 25 min · Episode 2Welcome 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…
- Introducing The Rest Day with Jack Haig · 5 min · Episode 1Welcome 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…
