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Video: Farrar talks Spring Classics, Tour de France

By Cycling News

published 17 March 2015

American sprinter says MTN a contender for Classics win this year

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Tyler Farrar (MTN-Qhubeka)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tyler Farrar and Matthew Goss (MTN-Qhubeka)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tyler Farrar (MTN-Qhubeka)(Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tyler Farrar (MTN-Qhubeka)(Image credit: MTN-Qhubeka)

Tyler Farrar on the finishing stretch(Image credit: Jump Media)

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) wins stage 3 of the Tour of Beijing(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

American sprinter Tyler Farrar spoke to Cyclingnews at Tirreno-Adriatico this week to discuss the Qhubeka Foundation that he rides for and also about his new team's chances for a win during the Spring Classics.

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Farrar hoping for spring Classics success

Farrar, 30, is coming off eight years with the Garmin program and has signed through the 2016 season with MTN-Qhubeka. He said after the Classics, he'll race Tour of California and return to the Tour de France, where he won a stage in 2011. Farrar said the big goal for the season will be the World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.

Farrar also said he's proud to represent Qhubeka, which provides mobility to people in rural Africa by providing bicycles.

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