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17. We got Teejay Van Garderen in the mix - he is our salvation

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 08:59 PM

Jul 2015

Tejay van Garderen: Welcome to the ‘fab five’

PAU, France (VN) — Fab four? Make it five.

Tejay van Garderen (BMC), left out of the ‘fab four’ group of favorites prior to the Tour de France and ranked as a second-tier contender for the overall, has ridden his way into the Tour’s elite in its first week.

Van Garderen’s chances have always been discussed in the vocabulary of podium potential, not victory. But speaking at a press conference on the Tour’s first rest day, he slotted himself firmly into the group that will fight for yellow in Paris.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/tejay-van-garderen-welcome-to-the-fab-five_377976

no big crashes this year, so far

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Another doping scandal brewing in Le Tour? [View all] Baclava Jul 2015 OP

"deny deny deny" jberryhill Jul 2015 #1

he doesn't sweat and his eyes look like the 7th hour of good shrooms snooper2 Jul 2015 #2

I'd steal for one of those bikes Baclava Jul 2015 #14

Meh. No lugs for a cargo rack. jberryhill Jul 2015 #26

Can't put baseball cards in the spokes, either. Orrex Jul 2015 #46

Well it is TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #3

Not anymore jberryhill Jul 2015 #4

If there's a way to cheat some will figure it out. TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #11

Lance and his fellow losers managed to make that work cwydro Jul 2015 #38

I'll check in on the race coverage tomorrow and let you know. Baclava Jul 2015 #7

hacking, doping... what's not to like jberryhill Jul 2015 #10

All good entertainment, I say Baclava Jul 2015 #18

Shit happens jberryhill Jul 2015 #21

oh yeah! - I remember that guy going into the barbed wire fence Baclava Jul 2015 #22

He finished the damned stage, too jberryhill Jul 2015 #24

this race has been rough too Baclava Jul 2015 #25

Slippery when wet.... jberryhill Jul 2015 #27

Doesn't matter Baclava Jul 2015 #28

A relative no name that came from nowhere to blow away the field two years ago taught_me_patience Jul 2015 #9

He did not come from nowhere two years ago jberryhill Jul 2015 #12

Today erases any doubt that team Sky is doped to the gills taught_me_patience Jul 2015 #34

It's been a good tour so far this year....maybe AC is back to his old tricks also. ileus Jul 2015 #5

Pyrenees, here we are! Baclava Jul 2015 #6

Unless you are on the Orica Greenedge squad jberryhill Jul 2015 #8

Some sad news...Ivan Basso drops out - cancer Baclava Jul 2015 #13

Meanwhile, back in the Tinkoff team car... jberryhill Jul 2015 #16

This has me so torn up ... seveneyes Jul 2015 #15

We got Teejay Van Garderen in the mix - he is our salvation Baclava Jul 2015 #17

You got that right ... seveneyes Jul 2015 #19

Nice tunes! but Contador is a Vampire? Baclava Jul 2015 #20

The ten second time bonuses add up jberryhill Jul 2015 #23

Ha! 6:30 am drug test for Mr Froome, he says Baclava Jul 2015 #39

It's like watching piranhas jberryhill Jul 2015 #40

It wasn't much of an attack, seeing as Thomas finished in the group of the leaders muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #41

it was about the way it played out on the hill jberryhill Jul 2015 #42

Quintana was the only one capable/willing to match Froome's accelerations, I'd keep an eye on him Baclava Jul 2015 #43

Froome calls out 'irresponsible' Tour de France reporting Baclava Jul 2015 #44

When will Le Tour allow horses? longship Jul 2015 #29

In Spain, they let bulls chase the peloton jberryhill Jul 2015 #30

Gonna have to look that one up. nt longship Jul 2015 #31

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Bloodbath. Nt longship Jul 2015 #32

It's over - he just crushed the field Baclava Jul 2015 #33

I usually get very doped to watch the tour olddots Jul 2015 #35

I vote to let them all juice up! We demand entertainment! Baclava Jul 2015 #37

Eventually the riders will just be sponsored by steroid makers with logos like NASCAR GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #36

shut it down or level the playing field by giving them all dope. spanone Jul 2015 #45

Spectaor throws urine in Froome's face, calls him 'doper' - Froome blames French media Baclava Jul 2015 #47

Bummer! Tejay van Garderen abandoned the Tour de France on stage 17 after falling ill. Baclava Jul 2015 #48