Cycling-Van Garderen in the mix after perfect start to the Tour (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot RENNES, France, July 11 (Reuters) – After a treacherous week of racing on the Tour de France, Tejay van Garderen is still flying under the radar but the American is definitely in the mix. Having avoided the pitfalls that befell other riders in the nervous early stages, Van Garderen is third overall, 13 seconds behind Britain’s yellow jersey holder Chris Froome of Team Sky. “It’s a perfect start to the Tour,” his BMC Racing sports director Yvon Ledanois told Reuters ahead of Saturday’s eighth stage, a 181.5-km ride to Mur de Bretagne.