For the first time in his career, Marco Haller will finish the season with 90 race days to his name. The 26-year-old Katusha-Alpecin rider, who started his season at the Etoile de Bessèges on February 1, will conclude the year with the Tour of Guangxi October 25.
Another first for the former Austrian champion is his appearance at two Grand Tours in the one season as he lined out at the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana. It is little surprise that Haller is feeling fatigued after a long year of racing.
"I volunteered for it just to come here again. I need to say that after a pretty long season I am pretty empty, but still I enjoy racing," Haller told Cyclingnews of his presence at the race.
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"I am a bit surprised that I am struggling with the jet lag and now more than yesterday. I want to get it going, and I want to ride. We will see how it turns out at the end of the week."
While the Tour of Guangxi is a new race for 2017, Haller has previous WorldTour experience in China. Haller rode the 2012 and 2013 editions of the Tour of Beijing, winning a stage in Chang Ping ahead of Alessandro Petacchi.
“It is a long time since I have been here so everything feels pretty new again the landscape is much nicer than Beijing downtown, obviously, and I hope that we see something nicer in the coming days," he reflected.
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