Tejay Van Garderen

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Nagging illness became worse on the Tour's second rest day, and van Garderen found himself unable to carry on, ceding his podium placing.

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Stage 17, the first day of Alpine racing, delivers drama: Van Garderen abandons; Quintana attacks, Contador crashes, and more.

The American's podium hopes are shattered after suffering from an unknown illness throughout Wednesday's mountain stage

The 15.9km descent of the Col d'Allos could see riders press their luck and attack off the front

Nairo Quintana, Tejay van Garderen, and Alejandro Valverde all feel that the doping suspicions surrounding Froome are out of hand.

Warren Barguil crashes Geraint Thomas off the road on the descent to Gap, blames van Garderen, but the American disputes the details.

Quintana leap-frogs van Garderen in the general classification in stage 14, but the American is holding onto his top-three placing.

Nairo Quintana vows to keep attacking Chris Froome until the bitter end, the final day of the Alps on the Tour's penultimate day.

A combination of smart riding and good legs keeps Tejay van Garderen's Tour de France on track as he puts the Pyrénées in the rearview.

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Although American Tejay van Garderen ceded time to race leader Froome, he's satisfied to hold his podium placing and take time on rivals

Sky's boss says Tejay van Garderen is riding strong and his biggest challenge is the unknown

Tejay van Garderen altered his rest-day protocol, shortening his ride and keeping a careful eye on his food and fluid intake

Tejay van Garderen has turned the fab four' into the 'fab five' with a strong ride through the Tour's first week.

Andrew Hood takes a look at what's worth remembering, and forgetting, at the Tour through the opening nine stages

The Tour de France enters the mountains this week, so Andrew Hood breaks down the race favorites before the road turns upward

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"In a perfect world, we would’ve taken the stage and the yellow jersey, but we’ll take the stage," says BMC's Tejay van Garderen

Race leader Chris Froome calls Tejay van Garderen a man to watch, but the BMC captain says Paris is a long way off yet

The Tour leader thought 2014 champ Vincenzo Nibali would be taking time so far, not losing it, and he's got an eye on Tejay van Garderen

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Tejay van Garderen could nab the yellow jersey in Sunday's TTT as the Tour leaves a hard first week in the rear-view mirror

The Tour's 28-kilometer stage 9 team time trial could see a bit of a shakeup at the top of the general classification

Chris Froome is taking Tejay van Garderen very seriously in the race for yellow as the Tour nears the end of a nervous first week.

A domino-effect crash at stage 6 of the Tour de France finish ensnares three GC riders, but all avert major injury.

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Tour de France stage 5 was a nervous affair that saw Cannondale-Garmin suffer crashes, but BMC Racing rode strong to protect van Garderen.

American Tejay van Garderen survives four perilous days at the Tour de France, largely thanks to a BMC team stacked with burly hard-men.

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As cobbles specialists sit within striking distance of the yellow jersey, stage 4 will be a glimpse into the sacrifices teams make for GC

Chris Froome sends a shot across the bow with second-place in stage 3 that earns him yellow jersey and puts GC rivals on notice

The BMC rider took the race lead in stage 1 but opted to give it up in stage 2 as he helped teammate Tejay van Garderen

Vigilance and quick thinking pays off as Tejay van Garderen, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador land on the right side of a big split

BMC is sticking to its plan to ride for Tejay van Garderen for the GC, despite Rohan Dennis's huge win Saturday in the opening time trial to score yellow

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BMC Racing thinks American Tejay van Garderen has a legitimate chance of landing on the Tour de France podium

With many young American pros still finding their places in the WorldTour, only three U.S. riders will start the Tour de France

Caley Fretz considers the top favorites to win yellow and their form following a range of different early season tune-up races

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Tejay van Garderen says his build-up to the Tour has been remarkably smooth, that he's lighter and is producing more power on the bike

The "Fab Four" could have plenty of company as they contend for the yellow jersey in France next month, writes Andrew Hood

The American finishes second in the Critérium du Dauphiné behind Chris Froome

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The final stage sees Chris Froome leapfrog over Tejay van Garderen for the overall victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné

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Tejay van Garderen shows form and racing savvy fighting for the Dauphiné GC lead with the likes of Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali

Tejay van Garderen retakes the Dauphiné lead as Chris Froome climbs to a queen stage victory and second place in the general classification

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Tejay Van Garderen lost the Dauphiné's yellow jersey on Friday to a bold, early-stage attack by Vincenzo Nibali, but vows to keep fighting

The Astana rider finishes second in stage 6, enough to put him into the yellow jersey as Rui Costa wins in final kilometer

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A fade by Chris Froome in the final meters to Pra Loup left the door open for BMC’s van Garderen to snatch the Dauphiné’s yellow jersey

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The 161km route is the exact same parcours that will be featured in stage 17 of the Tour de France

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The squad finishes the 24.5km stage four seconds ahead of second-place Astana

The Critérium du Dauphiné kicks off Sunday in Ugina, France, with several challenging ascents along the eight-day route

Flèche Wallonne organizers added a new climb near the finish of Wednesday's race, but the race could still be decided on the Mur de Huy

The American hopes his winning ride in the queen stage of the Volta a Catalunya last week is a sign of things to come

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American Tejay van Garderen takes first win of the season a day after a harrowing crash in the Volta a Catalunya

The American admits he didn't prepare for cold temperatures in stage 6, which cost him valuable time in the GC standings

Porte is now second on the GC, 1 second behind Michal Kwiatkowski

The Paris-Nice route this year will offer something for everyone in the peloton

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Tejay van Garderen says canceling stage 5 in Oman cost him precious training miles and perhaps a last-ditch shot at the overall title

Rafael Valls says his victory in the Tour of Oman is a "dream," a reward for several tough years that gives him confidence

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The 26-year-old American finishes second in stage 4 and now sits nine seconds out of first place with two days of racing left

The Spaniard now holds a 5-second lead over American Tejay van Garderen in the race for the overall

American Tejay van Garderen is working on his weaknesses ahead of the Tour de France after what he calls his best season ever in 2014

Tejay van Garderen had his "best season ever" in 2014, delivering on his promise as one of America's top stage racers