Hugo Haak

Hugo Haak

Hugo Haak (2018)
To person
Date of birth	October 29, 1991
nation	Netherlands
discipline	Track cycling
Driver type	sprinter
End of career	2017
Most important successes
UEC European Rail Championships 2015 - team sprint
Team (s) as coach
since 2018	National team Netherlands - short term
Last updated: March 14, 2019

Hugo Haak (born October 29, 1991 in Nieuwegein ) is a former Dutch track cyclist .

Athletic career

In 2008, Hugo Haak was the Dutch runner-up in the junior sprint and third in the Keirin . Two years later he was runner-up in the elite sprint and 2012 runner-up European time trial champion (youngsters).

In 2012 Hugo Haak became the Dutch master in Keirin. The following year he won the national sprint and 1000-meter time trial titles . 2015 Hugo Haak was in Swiss Grenchen together with Jeffrey Hoogland and Nils van 't Hoenderdaal European champion in the team sprint .

After Haak failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and suffered from a persistent knee injury, he ended his active career at the end of 2017.

Activity as a trainer

Haak became assistant to the Dutch national coach Bill Huck . After his departure in September 2018, he temporarily took over the post of head coach. In December 2018 he was appointed the new bond coach.

successes

2012

• U23 European Championship - 1000 meter time trial
• Dutch master - Keirin

2013

• Track Cycling World Cup in Guadalajara - team sprint (with Matthijs Büchli and Nils van 't Hoenderdaal )
• U23 European Championship - sprint, team sprint (with Matthijs Büchli and Jeffrey Hoogland )
• Dutch champion - sprint, 1000 meter time trial

2014

• Track Cycling World Cup in Guadalajara - Sprint

2015

• European Champion - Team Sprint (with Jeffrey Hoogland and Nils van 't Hoenderdaal )

2016

• World Championship - Team Sprint (with Matthijs Büchli and Nils van 't Hoenderdaal )

Web links

Commons : Hugo Haak  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Hugo Haak in the database of Radsportseiten.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Knetemann starts sterk aan NK baanwielrennen on nu.nl v. December 27, 2012
2. ↑ Youri Ijnsen: Hugo Haak zet punt achter carrière. In: WielerFlits. December 20, 2017, accessed March 8, 2018 (Dutch). 
3. ↑ Baansprinters verder zonder bond coach Bill Huck. In: WielerFlits. September 10, 2018, accessed September 10, 2018 (Dutch). 
4. ^ Hugo Haak nieuwe bond coach van de baansprinters. In: AD. December 2, 2018, accessed December 2, 2018 (Dutch).