Tejay van Garderen had a difficult year, but he remains motivated. This summer, he was one of the favourites for the podium on the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, but sickness and crashes ruled him out. BMC sport director Yvon Ledanois gave some news about the American rider according to Velonews.

"It’s a bad year for him," Ledanois explained. "It’s bad luck, it’s getting sick in the Tour de France four days before Paris, it’s a shit crash here in the Vuelta. It’s a shit year. We’ve spoken to him, though, and he’s now motivated for the next year."

"Bad luck, yes, but that’s life and cycling. You never know when the crashes will happen. Maybe next year he won’t have any problems, won’t crash, and will win a big race. We will talk with him in December and decide the best plan, we need to see the Giro, Tour, and Vuelta presentations first."

This year, TVG finished second overall of the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Dubaï Tour.