Tejay Van Garderen
- January 5, 2024
- Cyclist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tejay Van Garderen |
| Occupation | Cyclist |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 12, 1988(1988-08-12) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | Tacoma |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Washington |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Tejay Van Garderen Biography
| Name | Tejay Van Garderen |
| Birthday | Aug 12 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Tacoma |
| Home Town | Washington |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Parents | Marcel van Garderen, Janice van Garderen |
| Spouse | Jessica Phillips |
| Children(s) | Rylan van Garderen |
Tejay Van Garderen is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on August 12, 1988 in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Professional cyclist who took home the Tour de France in the Young Rider classification in 2012. He is part of teams such as BMC Racing Team. BMC Racing Team, whom was his team in 2012.
He was a teammate of He has been teammate with Cadel Evans on the BMC Racing Team. on the BMC Racing Team.
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. He began riding at 10, and by 14, he nearly beat two hours at the Mount Evans Hill Climb, a 28-mile (45-kilometre) climb gaining nearly 7,000 feet (2,100 metres). He won 10 junior national titles on the roads and in cyclo-cross. Two of his early teams were the Team Rio Grande Racing developmental squad (2004–2005; Fort Collins, Colorado) and Team 5280 Magazine developmental squad (2005–2006, once part of Garmin–Cervélo; Boulder, Colorado).
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. He rode in the U.S. and Europe in 2007 and came 20th in the Tour de l’Avenir.
He got married to Jessica Phillips in 2011.
Tejay Van Garderen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tejay Van Garderen is one of the richest Cyclist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tejay Van Garderen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began cycling at the age of 10 before completing the Mount Evans Hill Climb at fourteen.
He took home 10 Junior National titles in road and cyclocross racing.
Tejay van Garderen (born August 12, 1988) is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Pro Cycling. During the season, he lives in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
Tejay Van Garderen height 6 ft 1 in Tejay weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Tejay Van Garderen Dating?
According to our records, Tejay Van Garderen married to Jessica Phillips. As of December 1, 2023, Tejay Van Garderen’s is not dating anyone.
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After HTC–Highroad was disbanded, Van Garderen joined BMC Racing Team along with his HTC–Highroad team-mate Marco Pinotti. Van Garderen won the young rider’s jersey at Paris–Nice in early March, 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 BMC Racing Team 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
- In August, Van Garderen finished second in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge behind Christian Vande Velde (Garmin–Sharp). 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. He surrendered the jersey to his fellow countryman the next day, took it back on stage 4 and lost it on stage 6.
Facts & Trivia
Tejay Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tejay Van Garderen celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.
In 2014, van Garderen finished fifth in the Tour de France.
What is Tejay Van Garderen doing now?
EF Education-Nippo announced Friday that Tejay van Garderen has signed a contract to become a team sports director beginning in 2022. The American, who retired from professional cycling in June, will shadow the team to learn more about his new role at the Vuelta a España.
Is Tejay Van Garderen in 2021 Tour de France?
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, van Garderen intended to target the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in 2020. He announced he would retire after the 2021 United States National Road Race Championships.
Is Tejay Van Garderen still racing?
American veteran cyclist Tejay van Garderen will retire from pro cycling to follow the 2021 USA Cycling national championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, this coming weekend.