UnitedHealthcare announced their 2017 men's roster that has been revamped to cater to week-long stage races, doing away with their focus on North American criteriums. New recruits include climber Janier Acevedo and sprinter Sebastian Haedo, who join the American Professional Continental outfit after their current team, Jamis-Sutter Home, announced they would fold at the end of this season. Also bolstering the team's sprint side will be Travis McCabe from Holowesko-Citadel.
"The riders we have selected are a mix of young and experienced," said manager Mike Tamayo."The youthful enthusiasm is very important for us, as it drives us to give it our all in every race. The older riders serve the purpose of bringing real-world racing experience to the table. This will be critical in the multi-day racing, where every effort and every move needs to be thought out."
Acevedo, who spent two seasons with Jonathan Vaughters' WorldTour Garmin program, will no doubt add strength to the team in mountainous stage races. He won a stage at the Tour of California, a result that has eluded UnitedHealthcare in the previous years, and he was third place on the general classification in 2013.
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UnitedHealthcare had already confirmed to Cyclingnews the signing of WorldTour sprinter Greg Henderson. Haedo and McCabe will add to the team's sprinting capacity in one-day races and stages at targeted multi-day events.
Haedo, who has also spent time on the WorldTour with teams Saxo Bank and Cannondale, has won a stage at the Tour de San Luis and has been on stage podiums at the Tour of Poland and Eneco Tour. He has also been a familiar face on the podiums in one-day races and stage race across North America.
McCabe is one of the most promising young sprinters coming out of the US, having raced for Team SmartStop (2013-15) and Holowesko-Citadel (2016). He has won stages at the Tour of Utah, Joe Martin, Tour of the Gila and the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic.
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