Holowesko-Citadel, formerly Hincapie Racing, confirmed today that the US Continental team has signed Travis McCabe for the 2016 season.
McCabe, who rode for Team SmartStop the past two years, was the 2014 US National Racing Calendar winner and finished second to then-teammate Eric Marcotte in the 2014 US pro road race championship.
Team director Thomas Craven told Cyclingnews on Tuesday that he’s been watching McCabe for the past few years and was excited to add him to next year's roster.
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“I’ve been involved with this team for four years, about the same time Travis and those guys were dominating the scene with Elbowz,” Craven said. “He went to SmartStop and has been real successful there. He’s been a tough competitor for us and was always somebody that we had to account for. But since the demise of their team, and we’re losing Ty (Magner) to UHC, we sort of had a spot to fill for a sprinter like that. I think Travis fits that real well.”
McCabe burst onto the US scene after signing with SmartStop for the 2014 season. Aside from taking the NRC overall that year, he won a stage at the Redlands Bicycle Classic and finished third overall there after leading for two days; he won the Winston-Salem Classic; a stage at Joe Martin; the Stillwater Criterium at North Star Grand Prix; and a stage at the Cascade Cycling Classic.
The wins were tougher for McCabe to come by this season, however, as he grabbed just a couple of podium finishes and a top 10 during a stage at the Tour of Utah.
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