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 the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.
