Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthcare) suffered through a long, hot day in the saddle during stage 6 Saturday at the Vuelta a San Juan, infiltrating the daylong breakaway with two teammates and then grabbing third from the remnants of the move.
McCabe apparently likes racing in Argentina, having finished third during the stage 3 sprint at the Tour de San Luis in 2016, crossing the line just ahead of Peter Sagan.
"Man, I don't know. It's hard," an exhausted McCabe told Cyclingnews when asked what it is about racing in Argentina that inspires his performances.
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"It's hard racing. I think that's why I like it. There was only one easy day, and that was the first day. After that it's been legitimate racing every single day. Same with the year I was third [in San Luis]. It was just super hard, and it paid off."
UnitedHealthcare director Seba Alexandre had marked this stage out as one that a breakaway could stick to the line, and his team stacked the 17-rider breakaway with McCabe, Tanner Putt and Carlos Alzate.
On a risky day with unpredictable winds, the peloton never let the group get more than a 2:30 advantage, and as the kilometres ticked down, the bunch dutifully reeled the escapees back in.
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