Tejay van Garderen takes control at Ruta del Sol with time trial victory

The American rode into the red leader's jersey after putting in an impressive time on the 21km time trial course

(Image credit: Watson)

Tejay van Garderen (BMC) took the lead in the 2016 Ruta del Sol ahead of Sunday's final stage, after winning the individual time trial on stage four ahead of Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo).

The American set off 24th from last on the 21km course in Alhaurín de la Torre and it quickly became apparent that the pace he was setting would be the time to beat.

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