With three wins to his name by March 1, Travis McCabe is proving to be a profitable signing by UnitedHealthcare. The 27-year-old American closed out the Tour de Langkawi with his second stage win of the week to affirm he will be a man to watch for the bunch kick stages in 2017.
"Hindsight is 20/20, but I think I had a good chance of winning four stages here," McCabe told Cyclingnews and Eurosport post-victory. "Possibly even five if I had timed it a little better, but it is the beginning of the year."
In his two years with SmartStop and the 2016 season with Holowesko-Citadel, McCabe was mostly left to fend for himself, whereas at UnitedHealthcare, he benefits from a dedicated lead-out train captained by Greg Henderson.
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"It is kind of the first time that I am in this leadership position, and I am still learning how to work with a lead-out train and time my sprint and how to be patient. I made a lot of mistakes this week, and all I can do is learn from them," he added.
For most riders, when they make mistakes it leads to them losing a race. For McCabe, he is making mistakes and still winning. That gives him confidence for the year ahead.
"I think the big thing is having guys like Henderson and [Adrian] Hegyvary, [Carlos] Alzate ... pretty much anyone who just believes in you and knows how to race and can calm me down a little bit," said McCabe who also won a stage of the Herald Sun Tour in February. "I have been rooming with Henderson all week long, and he is teaching me how to break everything down and show me step by step what I am doing wrong and what I am doing right.
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