Tejay van Garderen and Cadel Evans at crossroads with BMC

Tejay Van Garderen and Jim Ochowicz before the 2014 Tour de France

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

American Tejay van Garderen is gaining valuable experience at the Tour de France as BMC leader whilst former race winner and team-mate Cadel Evans considers his future with the lucrative WorldTour outfit.

Evans realised a long-standing goal with the team winning the maillot jaune at the 2011 edition just a year after signing with what was then a Pro Continental squad.

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Contributor

Sophie Smith is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author of Pain & Privilege: Inside Le Tour. She follows the WorldTour circuit, working for British, Australian and US press, and has covered 10 Tours de France.