Larry Warbasse has secured another one-year deal with Swiss team IAM Cycling after an impressive ride in this year’s Vuelta a Espana. The 25-year-old made it into a number of breaks during the race and finished 38th overall. Having gone into the race with his future uncertain – IAM only offers their riders one-year deals – Warbasse can now start to plan for next season.
“For me, it was unsure going into the Vuelta and it didn’t look so good but the cool thing was that the team still gave me the opportunity to race the Vuelta and show myself,” he told Cyclingnews.
“In the end I was able to do that, got into some good moves, and had some strong rides. At the end of the race the team came to me with another year contract and I’ve really enjoyed this season, so it made sense to stay.”
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Warbasse is no stranger to securing last minute deals, having gone through the same protocol in 2014. That year he found himself without a spot on BMC Racing and was forced to use the Vuelta a Espana as leverage in securing a new team. That experience proved somewhat invaluable this time around.
“I guess last year I was in a similar situation in that I didn’t have a contract going into the Vuelta. I was extremely stressed but having gone through that before it meant that I was a lot more mellow this time around. There was pressure on my shoulders but this year I was more confident. I just believed and I did everything that could with a mix of altitude camps and some stricter diet watching.”
With his future secure for another season Warbasse can concentrate on hitting the ground running in 2016. This year started as somewhat of a transitional phase for him and by his own admission it took him time to settle and find his feet.
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