American road cyclist
Lawrence Warbasse (born June 28, 1990) is an American professional road racing cyclist , who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team .[ 5] Best known for winning the 2017 United States National Road Race Championships , Warbasse has also competed for UCI WorldTeams BMC Racing Team [ 6] and IAM Cycling .
Career
Born in Dearborn , Michigan , Warbasse currently resides in Traverse City , Michigan , United States. Warbasse is a University of Michigan graduate.[ 7] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia ,[ 8] but abandoned the race on Stage 6.[ 9]
Warbasse's career took a step forward with Aqua Blue Sport in 2017, as he won his first individual race as a professional in stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse , before capturing the pro rider classification at the United States National Road Race Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee . After Aqua Blue Sport announced that it was folding in August 2018, Warbasse was able to secure a contract with AG2R La Mondiale for the 2019 season.[ 10]
In 2019, Warbasse finished in the top 5 in both the road race and the time trial at the United States National Road Championships. In the 2020 Giro d'Italia , he finished 17th, a career best, just behind French teammate Aurélien Paret-Peintre ; the pair were the best placed AG2R La Mondiale riders in the race.[ 11]
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
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Did not compete
DNF
Did not finish
References
^ Marshall-Bell, Chris (October 24, 2016). "National champion Adam Blythe signs for Aqua Blue Sport alongside Andy Fenn" . Cycling Weekly . Time Inc. UK . Retrieved June 14, 2017 . The Irish team, founded by Rick Delaney, also announced on Monday that they had also recruited Larry Warbasse from the soon-to-be-defunct IAM Cycling.
^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020" . AG2R La Mondiale . Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
^ "AG2R Citroën Team" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021 .
^ "Larry Warbasse Joins Tudor Pro Cycling" . Tudor Pro Cycling Team . Tudor Pro Cycling. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024 .
^ "Tudor Pro Cycling Team" . UCI . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "BMC Racing Team (BMC) – USA" . UCI World Tour . Aigle , Vaud : Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
^ Windsor, Richard (December 11, 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist" . Pro Cycling Stats . Retrieved May 6, 2016 .
^ "Numb leg knocks Warbasse out of Giro" . Velo News . Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ "Warbasse signs with AG2R La Mondiale" . Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company . September 13, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
^ Burnton, Simon (October 25, 2020). "Giro d'Italia: Geoghegan Hart seals shock win after time-trial – as it happened" . The Guardian . Guardian Media Group . Retrieved January 8, 2022 .
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