Tejay van Garderen
{{short description|American cyclist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Tejay van Garderen
| image = Tejay van Garderen, Paris-Nice 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Van Garderen at the 2013 Paris–Nice
| fullname = Tejay van Garderen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|8|12}}
| birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
| weight = {{cvt|72|kg|order=flip}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|EFD}}
| discipline = Road
| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Directeur sportif}}
| ridertype = {{ubl|Climber|Time trialist}}
| amateuryears1 = 2004–2005
| amateurteam1 = Rio Grande (Fort Collins, CO)
| amateuryears2 = 2005–2006
| amateurteam2 = Team 5280 (Boulder, CO)
| amateuryears3 = 2007
| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|Chipotle|2007}}
| proyears1 = 2008–2009
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|RB3|2008}}
| proyears2 = 2010–2011
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|THR|2010}}
| proyears3 = 2012–2018
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-signs-pinotti-and-van-garderen|title=BMC signs Pinotti and Van Garderen|date=September 1, 2011|access-date=January 1, 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}
| proyears4 = 2019–2021
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-ef-education-first/|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|title=2020 Team Preview: EF Education First|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=January 1, 2020|access-date=January 2, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15238/1000987/279|title=EF Education – Nippo|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101135037/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15238/1000987/279|archive-date=January 1, 2021}}
| manageyears1 = 2022–
| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|EFD|2022}}
| majorwins = Grand Tours
::Young rider classification (2012)
::1 individual stage (2017)
::3 TTT stages (2010, 2015, 2017)
:USA Pro Cycling Challenge (2013, 2014)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's road cycling}}
{{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{UCI team code|BMC|2018}}}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Ponferranda|Team time trial}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Valkenburg|Team time trial}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Bergen|Team time trial}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Innsbruck|Team time trial}}
}}
Tejay van Garderen (born August 12, 1988) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the {{UCI team code|RB3|2009}}, {{UCI team code|THR|2011}}, {{UCI team code|BMC|2018}} and {{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}. Following his retirement as a cyclist, van Garderen became a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|EFN|nolink=yes}}.{{cite web |last1=Cash |first1=Dane |title=TEJAY VAN GARDEREN WILL BE A DS WITH EF EDUCATION-NIPPO |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2021/08/tejay-van-garderen-will-be-a-ds-with-ef-education-nippo/ |website=Cycling Tips |date=August 13, 2021 |access-date=August 13, 2021}}
Early life
Van Garderen was born in Tacoma, Washington, but spent most of his childhood in Bozeman, Montana. His father is Dutch, and he speaks the Dutch language quite well.{{cite web|title=De Nederlandse stamboom van Tejay Van Garderen|url=http://www.zie.nl/video/overige/De-Nederlandse-stamboom-van-Tejay-Van-Garderen/m1ezqswfk9fi|publisher=ZIE.nl|date=July 16, 2011|access-date=May 19, 2013}} He began riding at 10, and by 14, he nearly beat two hours at the Mount Evans Hill Climb, a {{convert|28|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} climb gaining nearly {{convert|7,000|ft|abbr=off}}.[http://bicyclerace.com/results/2003_results/mtevanssm.htm Mt Evans 7/25/03] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921040152/http://bicyclerace.com/results/2003_results/mtevanssm.htm |date=September 21, 2010 }}. bicyclerace.com He won 10 junior national titles on the roads and in cyclo-cross.[http://velocitynation.com/content/interviews/2010/teejay-van-garderen-interview Teejay Van Garderen Interview], Velocity Nation Two of his early teams were the Team Rio Grande Racing developmental squad (2004–2005; Fort Collins, Colorado)[http://riograndecycling.com/about/ About The Team | Team Rio Grande]. Riograndecycling.com. Retrieved on August 22, 2011. and Team 5280 Magazine developmental squad (2005–2006, once part of {{UCI team code|GRS|2011|nolink=yes}}; Boulder, Colorado).[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2005/jun05/USelite05/USelite058 www.cyclingnews.com – the world centre of cycling]. Autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on August 22, 2011.
Career
=Under-23 years (2007–2009)=
Van Garderen's first big senior race was at age 18 in the 2007 Tour of California as a part of the national team. He pulled out on stage 4.[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/feb07/california07/?id=results/california074 Two world champs go one-two in SLO]. Tour of California – 2.HC USA, February 18–25, 2007. Stage 4 – February 22: Seaside to San Luis Obispo, 213.4km. CyclingNews He rode in the U.S. and in Europe in 2007, and finished 20th in the Tour de l'Avenir.
Van Garderen joined the {{UCI team code|RB3|2008}} in 2008. He lived in the Netherlands and finished second in the Flèche du Sud and Circuito Montañés. He won a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir and finished 24th in the under-23 race at the UCI Road World Championships in Varese, Italy.
Van Garderen joined {{UCI team code|THR|2010}} the following year.[http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/06/news/american-tejay-van-garderen-will-join-columbia-highroad-next-year_93742 American Tejay Van Garderen will join Columbia-Highroad next year], VeloNews
=HTC–Columbia (2010–2011)=
==2010==
Van Garderen came to a team with the most wins in 2009 thanks to prolific sprinters Mark Cavendish and André Greipel. He finished 9th in his first stage race, the Volta ao Algarve, climbing to 5th place on the third stage to the Alto do Malhão summit. In the Tour of Turkey, he came second on two stages and second overall, 29 seconds behind Giovanni Visconti. Van Garderen supported leader Michael Rogers over the 6th and 8th stages of the Tour of California; he finished 28th overall and Rogers won. Van Garderen started the Critérium du Dauphiné as joint leader of {{UCI team code|THR|2010}} with Kanstantsin Sivtsov and Peter Velits. After nearly upsetting Alberto Contador in the prologue, he came 4th in the Stage 3 time trial to move to 2nd overall. He lost time on mountain stages and finished 3rd. Van Garderen rode a strong Vuelta a España with having a very strong first 2 weeks of the race. His level of performance dropped after that but was still a valuable domestique to Velits, who went on to third place overall in the race.
==2011==
In 2011, van Garderen got second place on stage 3 of the Volta ao Algarve[http://www.highroadsports.com/team/67-Tejay-Van-Garderen Tejay Van Garderen – Team HTC – Highroad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924023222/http://www.highroadsports.com/team/67-Tejay-Van-Garderen |date=September 24, 2011 }}. Highroadsports.com. Retrieved on August 22, 2011. and second place in the opening time trial in the Tour de Suisse, behind Fabian Cancellara of {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}}.[https://archive.today/20130102234837/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jd5mpvAbCrwDV6pg3gp5bYCK0Oxg?docId=CNG.cd129047020bc0f681d2df30c7260e99.641 AFP: Cancellara wins Tour of Switzerland opening TT]. Google.com (June 9, 2011). Retrieved on August 22, 2011. His strong showing in the Tour of California also earned him the best young rider jersey. He was chosen to be a part of the Tour de France squad. This was van Garderen's first Tour de France and he was riding in support of Tony Martin and Peter Velits.[http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-to-support-cavendish-and-martin-at-tour-de-france Van Garderen To Support Cavendish And Martin At Tour De France]. Cyclingnews.com (June 29, 2011). Retrieved on August 22, 2011. In stage 8, van Garderen won enough points on a Category 2 climb to earn a King of the Mountains jersey and Most Aggressive Rider honors. He was the first American to wear the King of the Mountains jersey in the history of the Tour de France – Greg LeMond briefly led the mountains classification during the 1986 Tour de France, but since he was also the overall leader at the time, he did not wear the mountains jersey. During his dramatic stage 8 ride, he was referred to as the "Bozeman Boss" by commentator Phil Liggett.[http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/bikes-and-gear-features/one-and-done One and Done? | Bicycling Magazine]. Bicycling.com. Retrieved on August 22, 2011. He would finish in 82nd place. At the Tour of Utah, Van Garderen won the third stage time trial.[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/52380091-75/stage-garderen-van-leipheimer.html.csp Tour of Utah: Tejay Van Garderen gets a birthday present with stage win | The Salt Lake Tribune]. Sltrib.com. Retrieved on August 22, 2011.
=BMC Racing Team (2012–2018)=
==2012==
File:Tejay Van Garderen TDF2012.jpg, during the stage nineteen individual time trial of the 2012 Tour de France.]]
After {{UCI team code|THR|2011|nolink=yes}} was disbanded, Van Garderen joined {{UCI team code|BMC|2012|nolink=yes}} along with his {{UCI team code|THR|2011|nolink=yes}} team-mate Marco Pinotti. Van Garderen won the young rider's jersey at Paris–Nice in early March,{{cite news|title=Wiggins not so easy on Eze|url=http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/LIVE/us/800/journal_etape.html|work=Paris–Nice|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|access-date=March 11, 2012|date=March 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310225232/http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/LIVE/us/800/journal_etape.html|archive-date=March 10, 2012|url-status=dead}} having held the jersey for the entire race.
Van Garderen was selected for the Tour de France as one of the main domestiques for defending champion Cadel Evans. He enjoyed a strong first week, coming fourth in the prologue and wearing the white jersey – for the best-placed rider aged 25 or under in the general classification – until stage 7, where he lost time on the first summit finish of the Tour. He regained the jersey with fourth place on Stage 9, an individual time trial. On Stage 11, Van Garderen attempted to help Evans in an unsuccessful long range attack by breaking away from the yellow jersey group minutes before his leader did, but the attempt orchestrated by {{UCI team code|BMC|2012|nolink=yes}} was foiled. He proved stronger than Evans on that day, pacing his leader up the final climb. He would go on to finish in fifth place overall while becoming the third American to win the young rider classification, after Greg LeMond in 1984 and Andrew Hampsten in 1986.
In August, Van Garderen finished second in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge behind Christian Vande Velde ({{UCI team code|GRM|2012b}}).{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-2012/stage-7/results|title=Vande Velde stuns Leipheimer, taking overall victory|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=August 27, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2012}} He had previously won the second stage of the race in a two-man sprint with Vande Velde, earning the yellow jersey in the process.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/usapro/ci_21368690/tejay-van-garderen-wins-second-stage-usa-pro|title=Tejay van Garderen wins second stage of USA Pro Challenge|work=TheDenverPost|publisher=2012 The Denver Post|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=October 25, 2012|author=John Henderson}} He surrendered the jersey to his fellow countryman the next day, took it back on stage 4 and lost it on stage 6.
==2013==
File:TejayVanGarderenTDCSanJoseIndividualTimeTrial.JPG]]
Van Garderen opened his 2013 campaign with the Tour de San Luis, where he finished second in the overall standings. He also showed strong appearances as the European cycling season opened in March, finishing Paris–Nice in fourth,{{cite news|url=http://cyclingen.com/paris-nice-2013-race-report/|title=Paris–Nice 2013 – Race Report|work=Cyclingen|publisher=Cyclingen|date=March 16, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2013}} and Critérium International in third place.{{cite news|url=http://cyclingen.com/chris-froome-wins-criterium-international-in-impressive-sky-one-two/|title=Chris Froome wins Criterium International in Impressive SKY One-Two|work=Cyclingen|publisher=Cyclingen|date=March 24, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2013}} In May, Van Garderen won the first major stage race of his career, the Tour of California.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/peter-sagan-wins-finale-as-tejay-van-garderen-wins-2012-amgen-tour-of-california_287671|title=Peter Sagan takes finale as Tejay van Garderen wins 2013 Amgen Tour of California|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|date=May 19, 2013|access-date=May 26, 2013}} He performed well in all the key stages, coming in second at stage two's hilltop finish,{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14569/Tour-of-California-Janier-Acevedo-conquers-hellish-stage-two-summit-finish.aspx|title=Tour of California: Janier Acevedo conquers hellish stage two summit finish|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=May 13, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2013|author=Kyle Moore}} then winning the individual time trial on stage 6.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/05/17/tejay-van-garderen-tour-of-california-stage-six-san-jose/2216599/|title=Tejay van Garderen wins Tour of California 6th stage|work=USA Today|agency=The Associated Press|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=May 18, 2013}} He topped it off by defending the lead on stage 7, a mountaintop finish to Mount Diablo.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2013/stage-7/results|title=Tour of California: Konig king of Mt Diablo|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=May 18, 2013|access-date=May 19, 2013|author=Laura Weislo}} He somewhat lacked form at the Tour de France, finishing in 45th position.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2013/stage-21/results|title=Kittel wins on the Champs-Elysees|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=July 21, 2013|access-date=August 16, 2013|author=Daniel Benson}} He was part of the breakaway on the eighteenth stage of the race, finishing at Alpe d'Huez, where he finished second behind Christophe Riblon.{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15037/Tour-de-France-Tejay-van-Garderen-speaks-about-near-miss-on-Alpe-dHuez.aspx|title=Tour de France: Tejay van Garderen speaks about near-miss on Alpe d'Huez|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=July 18, 2013|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} He then went on to win the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which included a lot of high altitude racing across Colorado.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/08/25/tejay-van-garderen-usa-pro-challenge-denver-bmc-mathias-frank-peter-sagan/2697753/|title=Tejay van Garderen wins USA Pro Challenge|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=August 25, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2013}}
==2014==
Early in 2014 he won stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya, a summit finish at the Vallter 2000 ski resort.{{cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/van-garderen-wins-stage-4-volta-catalunya/|title=Van Garderen wins stage 4 of Volta a Catalunya|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group|date=March 27, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} He ultimately finished the race third overall, seven seconds behind race winner Joaquim Rodríguez.{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2014/stage-7/results/|title=Rodriguez triumphs on home soil in Volta a Catalunya|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=March 30, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} The Tour de France started out with hilly parcours in Yorkshire, with van Garderen finishing ninth on the second stage into Sheffield, won by Vincenzo Nibali.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/28186436|title=Tour de France 2014: Vincenzo Nibali wins stage two in Yorkshire|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=July 6, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} After losing two minutes to Nibali on the fifth stage, which included cobbles – to which he disapproved of{{cite news|first=Brecht|last=Decaluwé|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-feels-tour-de-france-should-not-include-cobbled-stages/|title=Van Garderen feels Tour de France should not include cobbled stages|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=July 9, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} – van Garderen lost a further minute two days later following a crash.{{cite news|first=Nick|last=Bull|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/tejay-van-garderen-downplays-tour-de-france-stage-seven-crash-129991|title=Tejay van Garderen downplays Tour de France stage seven crash|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=July 11, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} His {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} also lost domestique Darwin Atapuma, who suffered a broken leg in the same crash.{{cite news|first=Jamey|last=Keaten|title=Van Garderen takes tumble at Tour de France|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/cycling/2014/07/12/van-garderen-takes-tumble-tour-de-france/12563945/|work=Fort Collins Coloradoan|publisher=Gannett|agency=Associated Press|date=July 11, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} Over the remainder of the race, van Garderen placed sixth or higher on five stages, and ultimately finished fifth overall,{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-seals-top-five-in-tour-de-france-as-bardet-flats/|title=Van Garderen seals top five in Tour de France as Bardet flats|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=July 26, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} as the race reached its conclusion in Paris.{{cite news|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/fr/classements.html|title=Classements à l'issue de l'étape 21|work=Le Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organization|date=July 2014|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904154405/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/fr/classements.html|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=dead}} He repeated his success of the previous year at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge,{{cite news|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/tejay-van-garderen-wins-usa-pro-challenge-2-133709|title=Tejay van Garderen wins USA Pro Challenge|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=August 25, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} winning the general classification and two stages,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-challenge-2014/stage-3/results/|title=USA Pro Challenge: Van Garderen triumphs on Monarch Mountain|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=August 20, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}}{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Malach|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-challenge-2014/stage-6/results/|title=USA Pro Challenge: Van Garderen repeats as Vail time trial winner|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=August 23, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}} and finished the season with a gold medal in the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships.{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2014/mens-team-time-trial/results/|title=World Championships: BMC win men's TTT|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=September 21, 2014|accessdate=June 5, 2022}}
==2015==
In 2015, van Garderen started his season at the Tour of Oman, where he took second place behind Rafael Valls.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-oman-2015/stage-6/results |title=Brändle wins final stage of Tour of Oman |last1=O'Shea |first1=Sadhbh|date=February 22, 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=February 23, 2015}} He earned his first victory of the year on the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, which was the queen stage. However, he was too far down in the overall standings to affect the general classification.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2015/stage-4/results|title=Volta a Catalunya: van Garderen wins queen stage|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=March 26, 2015|access-date=March 26, 2015}} In June, he rode the Critérium du Dauphiné as a preparation for the Tour de France. He battled with Chris Froome who edged him in the overall classification by ten seconds and finished second.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2015/stage-8/results|title=Froome wins finale and overall title at Critérium du Dauphiné|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=June 14, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2015}} In spite of a strong first two weeks,{{cite news|url=http://www.richmond.com/richmond-2015/article_6f97d409-fafb-56bf-8a17-94084da1c9d3.html|title=American Tejay Van Garderen pedaling toward podium finish in Tour de France|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|date=July 23, 2015}} he abandoned the Tour de France during Stage 17 due to illness a day after the second rest day. At the time of his abandon, he was in third place overall.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/22/tejay-van-garderen-tour-de-france-retires|title=Tejay van Garderen has to abandon Tour de France with illness on stage 17|work=The Guardian|date=July 22, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2015}}
==2016–2018==
He chose to not attend the 2016 Summer Olympics over concerns of the zika virus.
He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List |access-date=May 2, 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} He won stage 18,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2017/stage-18/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Van Garderen wins in St. Ulrich|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=May 25, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2017}} marking his first stage victory in a Grand Tour. His 2017 Vuelta a España got off to a good start with the {{UCI team code|BMC|2017|nolink=yes}} winning the opening stage, a team time trial. Van Garderen ultimately recorded a 10th-place finish in the general classification, his third top-ten finish at a Grand Tour.
During the 2018 Tour de France he was involved in a rare tie for the Yellow Jersey following a team time trial, which Team BMC won. As there had not yet been an individual time trial to measure rider times to a 1,000th of a second his teammate Greg Van Avermaet was awarded the overall race lead due to his higher finishes within the peloton during the previous stages.{{cite news |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |title=Tejay van Garderen misses Tour de France yellow jersey on tiebreak |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/07/09/tejay-van-garderen-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey-tiebreaker/ |access-date=August 3, 2018 |work=NBC Sports |date=July 9, 2018}}
=EF Education First (2019–2021)=
Van Garderen moved to {{UCI team code|EF1|2019}} for the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/|title=EF Education First Pro Cycling|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102214349/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/|archive-date=January 2, 2019}} At the Tour of California, he wore the leader's jersey for a few stages and finished 9th. He then performed well in the Critérium du Dauphiné finishing on the podium in 2nd place overall.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, van Garderen intended to target the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 2020.{{cite news|first=Fred|last=Dreier|url=https://www.velonews.com/2019/12/news/tejay-van-garderen-hoping-for-giro-tour-double-in-2020_503139|title=Tejay van Garderen hoping for Giro-Tour double in 2020|work=VeloNews|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2020}}
He announced he would retire after the 2021 United States National Road Race Championships.{{cite web |title=Tejay van Garderen to retire following U.S. national championships |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/tejay-van-garderen-to-retire-following-u-s-national-championships/ |website=VelowNews |date=June 15, 2021 |publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media |access-date=August 13, 2021}}
Major results
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;2005
: National Junior Road Championships
::2nd Road race
::3rd Time trial
;2006
: 1st 20px Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
;2008
: 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Volta a Lleida
: 2nd Overall Flèche du Sud
::1st Stage 2
: 2nd Overall Circuito Montañés
: 4th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
::1st Stage 4
: 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
::1st Stage 9
;2009
: 1st 20px Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
: 1st 20px Overall Circuito Montañés
: 2nd Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
: 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
: 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 3rd Overall Olympia's Tour
::1st Prologue (TTT) & Stage 5
: 6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
: 7th De Vlaamse Pijl
;2010
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
: 2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
: 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
: 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
::1st 20px Young rider classification
: 9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
;2011
: 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of Utah
: 2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
: 3rd Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
::1st 20px Young rider classification
: 5th Overall Tour of California
::1st 20px Young rider classification
::20px Combativity award Stage 8
::Held File:Jersey polkadot.svg after Stage 8
;2012
: UCI Road World Championships
::2nd 15px Team time trial
::4th Time trial
: 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
::1st Stage 2
: 4th Overall Tour of California
: 5th Overall Tour de France
::1st 20px Young rider classification
: 5th Overall Paris–Nice
::1st 20px Young rider classification
: 7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
;2013
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of California
::1st Stage 6 (ITT)
: 1st 20px Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
::1st Stage 5 (ITT)
: 2nd Overall Tour de San Luis
: 3rd Overall Critérium International
::1st 20px Young rider classification
: 4th Overall Paris–Nice
: 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
;2014
: 1st 15px Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
: 1st 20px Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
::1st Stages 3 & 6 (ITT)
: 2nd Overall Tour of Oman
: 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
::1st Stage 4
: 5th Overall Tour de France
: 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
;2015
: 1st Stage 9 (TTT) Tour de France
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
: 1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya
: 2nd Overall Tour of Oman
: 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
::1st Stage 3 (TTT)
;2016
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
::1st Stage 4 (ITT)
: 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
: 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
::1st Stage 7
: 7th Vuelta a Murcia
: 10th Overall Tour de Romandie
;2017
: 1st Stage 18 Giro d'Italia
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
: 2nd 15px Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
: 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
::1st Stage 2 (TTT)
: 6th Overall Tour de Romandie
: 10th Overall Vuelta a España
::1st Stage 1 (TTT)
;2018
: 1st Prologue Tour of Utah
: 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Tour de France
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Suisse
: 2nd Overall Tour of California
::1st Stage 4 (ITT)
: 3rd 15px Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
: 3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
: 8th Tour du Finistère
;2019
: 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
: 9th Overall Tour of California
;2020
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour Colombia
;2021
: 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
{{div col end}}
=General classification results timeline=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
| colspan="13" align="center" |Grand Tour general classification results |
| scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 84 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France | — | 82 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | 45 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | DNF | 29 | — | 32 | DNF | 91 | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España | 35 | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | — | DNF | 113 | — |
| colspan="13" align="center" |Major stage race general classification results |
| scope="col" | Race
! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Paris–Nice | — | 31 | style="background:#ddf;" | 5 | style="background:#ddf;" | 4 | DNF | 16 | — | — | DNF | 19 | DNF | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|blue}} Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya | 62 | — | DNF | — | style="background:#ddf;" |3 | 30 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | 17 | DNF | style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=3|NH | 70 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country | — | 65 | — | DNF | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Romandie | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 45 | — | 57 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné | style="background:#ddf;" |3 | — | 14 | — | 13 | style="background:#ddf;" |2 | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |2 | 82 | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Suisse | — | 11 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 35 | 37 | — | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | — |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend |
| scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
|---|
| scope="row" | DNF |
| scope="row" | NH
| Not held |
References
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External links
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- {{Team USA|new_id=tejay-vangarderen-1200221|old_id=VA/Tejay-VanGarderen|archive=20220922100029}}
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