Stage six of the Vuelta a España saw a strange incident when Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) and Carlos Betancur (Movistar) crashed on a seemingly innocuous stretch of road on a descent.
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Tech of the week: A shockingly expensive steel bike from Colnago, a surprisingly affordable carbon bike from Pinarello, DT Swiss energises our cycling lives and Pog's bars are now yours to buyColnago's Steelnova is a thing of beauty but you'll pay for the pleasure, while Pinarello's F1 is an inexpensive gateway to the brand. DT Swiss enters the dynamo hub market and Enve brings Pog's cockpit to market
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Tweets of the week: Tom Pidcock as a cake, Mark Cavendish speaks Gen Z, and stiletto cycling shoesThere's a likeness beneath the icing
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Tejay van Garderen to become sports director at EF Education-Nippo in 2022The American will start learning the ropes as soon as the 2021 Vuelta a España, where he will shadow support staff in Spain
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Tejay van Garderen to retire after US National Championships this weekendTwice a finisher in the top-five of the Tour de France, the American is bowing out of the sport aged 32
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Tejay van Garderen to play support role for Rigoberto Uran at Tour de France 2019A strong performance and second place finish at the Critérium du Dauphiné was not enough for the American to take dual leadership duties
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'It sets a dangerous precedent': Tour of California riders react to controversial UCI rulingThe UCI commissaires allowed Tejay van Garderen to maintain his overall lead despite getting caught in a crash outside of the 3km mark
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Tejay van Garderen joins EF Education First-Drapac for 2019American leaves BMC Racing after seven seasons
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'I was looking down at my bike and I crashed into the back of a team car': Tejay van Garderen crashes out of Paris-NiceTejay van Garderen has been forced to pull out of Paris-Nice following two crashes on the opening stage, the second of which involved another team car.
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BMC explain how Tejay van Garderen saved his Vuelta after stage six crashesTejay van Garderen had a difficult day on stage six that could have seen him out of Vuelta a España contention
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Tejay van Garderen battered but upbeat after crash-marred Vuelta a España stageTwo crashes saw American Tejay van Garderen lose his second place overall in the Vuelta a España, but he says that his injuries are minor and he'll fight on
