No one has ever accused 2014 National Racing Calendar winner Travis McCabe of being slow, but the 26-year-old from Tuscon, Arizona is focusing this season on increasing his top-end speed for the field sprints.
In his two seasons with Team SmartStop, McCabe proved himself to be a talented all-rounder as there were no shortage of fastmen on the team directed by Mike Creed. But McCabe moved to Holowesko-Citadel [formerly Hincapie Racing] this year, and director Thomas Craven said he and the team wanted to emphasize pure sprinting with their talented new recruit.
“Oh definitely, and that’s kind of how it’s been,” McCabe told Cyclingnews when asked about his new focus. “I’ve been really working on that top-end speed and being fresh for the finish. I think I’ve been able to do that and I’ve shown it so far.”
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McCabe debuted with Holowesko-Citael in January at the Tour de San Luis, and he wasted little time letting Craven know that the director had made a good decision in bringing him on board.
During the stage 3 field sprint behind solo winner Peter Koning (Drapac), McCabe finished second to Etixx-QuickStep’s Fernando Gaviria and just ahead of world champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff). It was an eye-opening result.
“Oh, man, that was pretty awesome. That was really cool,” he said. “It was a great way to start the season. Those races are my type of races. It was a 15-minute climb with a select group coming over it.
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