Larry Warbasse wants to 'help Ben O'Connor make the Giro d'Italia podium'

Larry Warbasse (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) on the attack at the Volta a Catalunya
Larry Warbasse (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) on the attack at the Volta a Catalunya (Image credit: Getty Images)

Different but the same: US racer Larry Warbasse is targeting a return to the Giro d'Italia for a sixth time in his career this May, but the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team worker and breakaway specialist will have a new goal this year, to help teammate Ben O'Connor make it onto the final podium.

Currently taking part in the Volta a Catalunya, Warbasse is bound for an altitude training camp then the Tour of the Alps before the first Grand Tour of the season, the American told Cyclingnews.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.