Van Garderen: I can win the Amgen Tour of California

Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) had a strong time trial in the Dauphine.

Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) had a strong time trial in the Dauphine. (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

With his race programme finalised until May, Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) has said he will target overall victory at the Amgen Tour of California as well as a coveted place in the team's Tour de France line-up in July.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.