After several years of struggling with health issues and transfers from one team to another, Robbie Squire, the 2011 US under-23 road champion, has finally found his niche at Hincapie Racing.
The 25-year-old finished third Thursday at the USA Pro Challenge behind Rohan Dennis and Brent Bookwalter, and now sits third overall behind the BMC powerhouse duo. Squire also finished with the select group of leaders during the stage 2 climb to Arapahoe Basin.
It’s been a long-time coming for Squire, who won the U23 championship with Slipstream development team Chipotle-First Solar and has since been with five teams over the past four years. He said the confidence his new team has shown in him has provided a confidence boost that lifted him to his current level.
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“I’ve had some health issues the last few years, switching teams and stuff like that,” Squire said in the press conference after stage 4 in Breckenridge. “You can get in a downward spiral, just with self-confidence and everything like that.
“From the beginning of the year the team has had tons of confidence in me, which is huge, and I’ve loved it, every second of it being with them,” he said. “To ride the way I know I can ride is just icing on the cake. It’s great. And it’s great to pay back the team’s support throughout this year.”
Told that Hincapie team director Thomas Craven had said Squire is a legitimate top 5 contender in Colorado, the young rider returned some praise for his director and then angreed with him.
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