Peter Stetina has assumed the mantle of top American at the Tour de France over the last few days as he finished as the top American for the third straight day on Friday. Stetina was the only American to finish in the top 100 and was 45th overall, 11:53 back. Stetina moved up to 41st, 1:45:09 back. Tejay Van Garderen was out of the top 100 overall for the second straight day and dropped 10 more spots and is now 27th overall, 58:46 back. It’s been a quick fall for Van Garderen who was in the top 10 on the second rest day.

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Tejay Van Garderen had been in the top 80 of the first 17 stages of the Tour de France but after falling well off the pace in stage 17 and finishing 64th he backed it up with a 132nd place finish in stage 18, a mountain time trial, and lost several more minutes on the race leader. Van Garderen remained in 17th but now trails Christopher Froome of Great Britain by 27:54.

Peter Stetina was the top American for the second straight day as he finished 102nd, 4:06 back. He’s still 43rd 0verall and now 1:33:52 back.

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Tejay Van Garderen entered the 17th stage of the Tour de France within five minutes of leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. He left it more than 23 minutes back and probably out of the running for a top finish.

Van Garderen finished 26:15 off the leaders pace in 64th and now sits 17th overall, 23:03 back. It’s a testament to how difficult this race is that Van Garderen really had his first bad day and was so quickly shuffled out of the top ten. Peter Stetina was the top American on the day after finishing 41st, 17:11 back. It was the first time in this year’s tour that Stetina had been the top American. He moved up to 43rd 0verall, 1:29:46 back.

Brent Bookwalter was 85th, his third top 90 finish in the last five stages, while Alex Howes had his best finish since stage five when he was 92nd. This was the first stage where four Americans finished in the top 100 since stage 10.

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Tejay Van Garderen finished 22nd as part of the peloton in the 16th stage of the Tour de France as he maintained his overall placement, eighth and 4:47 behind leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. The Tour now heads into a rest day on Tuesday before the final five days of racing to wrap up the event. For the third time in the last six stages Van Garderen was the only American in the top 100. Peter Stetina stayed 49th but lost a few minutes as he’s not 1:20:34 back.

After the rest day on Tuesday the Tour de France resumes with a 115-mile mountain stage on Wednesday. The race ends with five straight days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining.

In the Tour de Pologne on Monday Larry Warbasse wrapped up a seventh place overall finish as he was 18th in the 15-mile individual time trial. Warbasse finished 1:40 behind the time trial winner but didn’t lose much time overall as he stayed in seventh and finished 5:47 back. A top five finish would have been quite possible with a strong mountain ride in the sixth stage if it had not been cancelled due to bad weather. Alexey Vermeulen had his best finish of the race with a 29th place finish, 1:58 back, and wrapped up the race in 90th, 1:08:18 back. This race was by far Warbasse’s best finish of the year and he became the fourth American to finish a race in the top 10 on this year’s UCI Men’s World Tour.

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Tejay Van Garderen finished 30th in the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday and slipped to eighth overall after 4:35 behind the stage winner. Van Garderen has now been outside the top 25 in consecutive stages for the first time since stages three and four and now trails Great Britain’s Christopher Froome by 4:47. Peter Stetina was 45th, the first top 50 finish by an American other than Van Garderen since his own 44th place finish in stage eight. Stetina was 13:49 back overall but moved into the top 50 overall, now 1:17:40 back in 49th. Brent Bookwalter had his best finish of the event in 83rd.

Monday will be a 130-mile hilly stage as the Tour de France wraps up seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining.

In the Tour de Pologne on Sunday there was no racing. Weather conditions forced the cancellation of the sixth stage and with those 45 mountain miles gone there is no chance for Larry Warbasse to make a significant move from his seventh overall position. Warbasse is 5:38 behind overall. The race will end with a 15-mile individual time trial on Monday.

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Tejay Van Garderen didn’t need to do much on Saturday to remain sixth in the Tour de France. Van Garderen did finish in the peloton but all the way back in 80th place but that was enough to maintain his position overall 3:19 back in sixth place after a flat stage that wasn’t going to provide any separation. Peter Stetina moved up a spot to 51st overall while Lawson Craddock fell one to 96th.

Sunday could carry more drama with a 99-mile mountain stage as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining.

In the Tour de Pologne on Saturday Larry Warbasse finished sixth in the first of two mountain stages as he shot up the standings to seventh overall. Warbasse was 5:12 behind winner Tim Wellens of Belgium who leads the race and is now 5:38 behind overall. Meanwhile Alexey Vermeulen was 76th, his first top 100 finish of the race, and improved to 92nd overall. Sunday will be a 45-mile mountain stage with a 15 mile individual time trial to wrap things up on Monday. There isn’t a ton of territory left for the riders to make their move but Warbasse still has a chance to move up.

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Tejay Van Garderen moved up another spot at the Tour de France on Friday after finishing 16th in the 23-mile time trial. Van Garderen was 2:50 back of the stage winner and did drop some time to race leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain who is now 3:19 in front of Van Garderen. Van Garderen has now been in the top 25 in seven of the last nine stages at the Tour de France.

Brent Bookwalter was the only other American to finish in the top 100 as he placed 84th. Peter Stetina and Lawson Craddock remain in the top 100 overall in 52nd and 95th respectively.

Saturday is a 130-mile flat stage as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining.

In the Tour de Pologne on Friday Larry Warbasse finished in a large peloton at the front. Warbasse was 39th, improving on his previous day’s finish for the third straight day, and is now 48th overall, 35 seconds back. Saturday will be a 140-mile mountain stage as the riders should finally separate themselves in the week long race that ends Monday.

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Tejay Van Garderen moved up two spots to seventh at the Tour de France on Thursday after finishing 18th in the 12th stage. Van Garderen was 5:24 back of the stage winner but remained close to leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain who is only 1:32 in front of him. Peter Stetina was the only other American in the top 100 as he finished 62nd. Stetina fell out of the top 50 and is now 53rd overall. Lawson Craddock remains in the top 100 in 90th overall.

Friday is a 23-mile time trial as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining after Friday.

In the Tour de Pologne on Thursday Larry Warbasse finished in a large peloton at the front. Warbasse was 42nd and is now 58th overall, 25 seconds back. Friday will be a 135-mile hilly stage in the week long race that ends Monday.

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Tejay Van Garderen moved back into the top ten at the Tour de France on Wednesday as he finished six seconds behind the stage winner in 24th. Van Garderen did drop some time to race leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain but is only 1:13 behind, certainly in striking range. No other Americans finished in the top 120 but Peter Stetina did stay in the top 50 overall, now 46:01 back in 50th. Lawson Craddock was the last finisher in 175th but still sits in the top 100 overall in 88th.

Thursday is a 111-mile mountain stage as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

In the Tour de Pologne on Wednesday Larry Warbasse and Alexey Vermeulen finished in a large peloton at the front. Warbasse was 66th and Vermeulen was 102nd. Warbasse is now 77th overall, 25 seconds back overall while Vermeulen is the same time back in 108th. Thursday will be a 149-mile intermediate stage in the week long race that ends Monday.

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