Tejay van Garderen focused on Tour de France's next mountain stages

Tejay van Garderen escape, Tour de France 2013, stage 14

Tejay van Garderen remains confused as to why he faltered in the Pyrenees but is optimistic about opportunities in the third week of the Tour de France that hits Mont Ventoux today.

Many expected the 24-year-old to shine in the first mountain test of the Tour given his impressive campaign last season in which he won the white jersey and finished fifth overall - two places ahead of an ill BMC leader Cadel Evans.

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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.