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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Tejay Van Garderen was 9:39 back and 64th in the tenth stage of the Tour de France but he didn’t drop any time on leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. Van Garderen remains 11th overall and trails by 1:01. Lawson Craddock, Brent Bookwalter, and Alex Howes all finished at the same time and bunched together in 95th, 99th, and 100th. Peter Stetina slipped to 49th overall and is 42:05 back while Craddock is now 70th overall.

Wednesday is a 101-mile flat 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 Tuesday Larry Warbasse finished in a large group nine seconds behind the winner in 96th. Alexey Vermeulen finished in the same time in 116th. Wednesday will be an 80 mile flat stage in the week long race that ends Monday.

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Tejay Van Garderen was 7:13 back in 21st in the ninth stage of the Tour de France but dropped less than a minute on race leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. Van Garderen now trails by 1:01 and is 11th as the first day off is on Monday. Peter Stetina and Lawson Craddock also posted top 100 finishes with Stetina in 62nd and Craddock in 74th. Stetina dropped four spots overall to 47th, now 42:05 back, while Craddock slipped a spot to 69th.

After Monday’s off day Tuesday is a 122-mile medium-mountain stage as the Tour de France begins seven more straight days of racing. After a second day of rest the races 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.

Tomorrow is also the beginning of the seven day Tour de Pologne. With most of the top riders participating in the Tour de France this event attracts some of the secondary riders. For the US only two riders are entered, Alexey Vermeulen and Larry Warbasse. Warbase was 38th in the Volta a Catalunya while Vermeulen’s best finish came in the Tour de Romandie where he was 65th.

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Tejay Van Garderen was able to rebound up the standings at the Tour de France on Saturday as a 12th place finish, just 13 seconds behind the stage winner, allowed him to move up four spots into eighth in the overall standings. Christopher Froome of Great Britain took the stage and the lead though Van Garderen only trails him by 23 seconds, far less than the 5:57 he trailed the previous leader by. Peter Stetina had his first top 50 finish of the event as he was 44th, but 13:25 back. Stetina moved up 15 spots to 43rd and now trails the leader by 27:26. Lawson Craddock fell outside the top 50 overall and is now 68th while Alex Howes slipped to 95th.

Sunday is a 115-mile mountain stage as the Tour de France closes nine straight days of racing to start. Monday will be a day off before seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races 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.

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Tejay Van Garderen was 24th on Friday as the Tour de France hit the week mark and finished 3:37 behind stage winner Stephen Cummings of Great Britain. Van Garderen slid a spot overall to 12th and dropped 40 seconds on the leader, now 5:57 back. Van Garderen was joined in the top 50 by Alex Howes who finished 41st and 4:09 back, his best finish of the race. Howes jumped up from 129th to 82nd in the overall standings with the good finish.

Lawson Craddock was outside the top 50 for the third straight stage as he finished 67th. Craddock moved up a spot to 49th overall and now trails the leader by 17:56. Peter Stetina made it four Americans in the top 100 as he finished 72nd and is now 58th overall.

Saturday is a 114-mile mountain stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. It is the first mountain stage of the race. After a second day of rest the races 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.

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Most of the field finished within five seconds of the winner in the sixth stage of the Tour de France including American Tejay Van Garderen who was four seconds back in 39th. Van Garderen was actually able to move up a spot to 11th overall and didn’t lose any time on the leader, still 5:17 back. Lawson Craddock was the only other American in the top 100 and he just barely got there in 99th. Craddock did move up a spot to 50th overall and trails the leader by 14:13. Peter Stetina is 57th overall.

Friday is the 101-mile medium-mountain seventh stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races 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.

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Tejay Van Garderen, and almost anyone else in the field, lost five minutes to new leader Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium who pulled away from the pack and finished over two and half minutes in front of second and five minutes in front of third. Van Garderen was part of a group that was 5:07 back and finished tenth. Van Garderen moved up three spots to 12th overall, 5:17 behind the leader.

For the first time in the 2016 Tour de France four Americans were in the top 75 as Lawson Craddock was 58th, Peter Stetina was 59th, and Alex Howes was 72nd. Craddock fell out of the top 50 overall to 51st while Stetina moved up to 58th.

Thursday is the 118-mile flat sixth stage as the Tour de France opens with nine straight days of racing followed by a day off and seven more days of racing. After a second day of rest the races 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.

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