Tejay van Garderen

Tejay van Garderen
Van Garderen at the 2013 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameTejay van Garderen
Born (1988-08-12) August 12, 1988 (age 36)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamEF Education–EasyPost
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Time trialist
Amateur teams
2004–2005Rio Grande (Fort Collins, CO)
2005–2006Team 5280 (Boulder, CO)
2007VMG Racing
Professional teams
2008–2009Rabobank Continental Team
2010–2011Team HTC–Columbia
2012–2018BMC Racing Team[2]
2019–2021EF Education First[3][4]
Managerial team
2022–EF Education–EasyPost
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Young rider classification (2012)
2 TTT stages (2015, 2018)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2017)
Vuelta a España
3 TTT stages (2010, 2015, 2017)

Stage races

Tour of California (2013)
USA Pro Cycling Challenge (2013, 2014)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing BMC Racing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ponferranda Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bergen Team time trial
Bronze medal – third place 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 Rabobank Continental Team, HTC–Highroad, BMC Racing Team and EF Education–Nippo. Following his retirement as a cyclist, van Garderen became a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Tejay van Garderen profile". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "BMC signs Pinotti and Van Garderen". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 1, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Bacon, Ellis (January 1, 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "EF Education – Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Cash, Dane. "TEJAY VAN GARDEREN WILL BE A DS WITH EF EDUCATION-NIPPO". Cycling Tips. Retrieved August 13, 2021.