It didn’t take long for Travis McCabe to open his winning account in the Pro-Continental ranks, with the UnitedHealthcare rider repeating his team’s stage 3 win at the Herald Sun Tour from 12 months prior.
McCabe emerged from a frenetic and chaotic finale as the fastest finisher, putting away Orica-Scott’s Mitch Docker and Aqua Blue Sport’s Leigh Howard. The win was the 27-year-old’s first since the Tour of Utah last year.
"You always get the high when you win and this was no different. In January coming out here with the race and coming out with the win is awesome, so I am over the moon," McCabe reflected on his victory.
ADVERTISEMENT
"We wanted to put someone in the break today because we knew it was going to come down to a sprint finish, we had a pretty good idea. When we put Adrian (Hegyvary) in the break that kind of took pressure off us to chase, so we know we have a strong team and wanted to use up all the guys at the end for the finish because we knew it was going to be really hairy.
"I had guys like Tanner Putt, Lachlan Norris, Jonny Clarke, everyone just taking care of me. We stayed calm and stayed out of trouble. With the last K to go it was up to me to get that win."
McCabe explained that staying calm, cool and composed as riders fell by the wayside and others were engaging in "head-butting and fighting” was as vital as his leg speed in securing the victory.
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest News http://ift.tt/2k7K8uf
No comments:
Post a Comment