American confident about his chances for success at Tirreno-Adriatico
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Tejay van Garderen (BMC) one of the favourites for Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and Estaban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) at Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tejay van Garderen after the final Ruta satge.(Image credit: Bettini)
Tejay van Garderen celebrates on the stage 4 podium at Ruta del Sol.(Image credit: Bettini)
Tejay van Garderen on his way to winning the time trial at Ruta del Sol.(Image credit: Bettini)
Tejay van Garderen (BMC) in general keeps his emotions and ambitions under control when talking to the media but the American seemed confident of his chances at Tirreno-Adriatico and ready to race aggressively when he talked to journalists after the pre-race press conference.
Stephen is one of the most experienced members of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. Before becoming Editor-at-large, he was Head of News at Cyclingnews. He has previously worked for Shift Active Media, Reuters and Cycling Weekly. He is a member of the Board of the Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme (AIJC).
