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GR Gran Fondo 2024 Celebrity Rider: Tejay van Garderen

Each year, we are honored to host celebrity riders at Fondo and have then participate in the ride and festivities. We will are excited to have Tejay van Garderen join us at the GR Gran Fondo this year!

Tejay is a former American Professional road-racing cyclist, competing from 2008-2021. He is a 2X Top-Five Tour de France finisher. Now retired, he currently is the Sports Director at UCI WorldTeam EF-Education EasyPost.

Top fundraisers will have the opportunity to meet with Tejay van Garderen at the Fondo dinner (min. $250 raised) and VIP reception (min. $500 raised). Help restore hope and freedom by fundraising today. All donation dollars will directly go toward Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.

Tejay van Garderen

2024 Celebrity Rider

Professional Teams:

  • 2008-2009 Rabobank Continental Team
  • 2010-2011 Team HTC-Columbia
  • 2012-2018 BMC Racing Team
  • 2019-2021 EF Education First

Top Results:

2010:

  • 1st stage 1 TTT Vuelta a España
  • 3rd overall Critérium du Dauphine

2011:

  • 1st stage 3 ITT Tour of Utah
  • 3rd overall US Pro Cycling Challenge (1st Young rider classification)

2012:

  • 5th overall Tour de France (1st Young rider classification)
  • Silver TTT World Championships
  • 4th ITT World Championships

2013:

  • 1st overall Tour of California
  • 1st overall US Pro Cycling Challenge
  • 3rd overall Critérium International (1st Young rider classification)

2014:

  • 3rd overall Volta a Catalunya (1st Stage 4)
  • 1st overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge (1st stage 3 and 6 ITT)
  • 1st TTT World Championships

2015:

  • 1st stage 9 TTT Tour de France
  • 1st stage 1 TTT Vuelta a España
  • 1st stage 4 Volta a Catalunya
  • 2nd overall Critérium du Dauphiné (1st stage 3 TTT)

2016:

  • 1st stage 1 TTT Tirreno-Adriatico
  • 2nd overall Vuelta a Andalucía (1st stage 4 ITT)

2017:

  • 1st stage 18 Giro d’Italia
  • 1st stage 1 TTT Tirreno-Adriatico
  • 2nd TTT World Championships

2018:

  • 1st prologue Tour of Utah
  • 1st stage 3 TTT Tour de France
  • 1st stage 1 TTT Tour de Suisse
  • 2nd overall Tour of California (1st stage 4 ITT)
  • 3rd TTT World Championships

2019:

  • 2nd overall Critérium du Dauphiné

2020:

  • 1st stage 1 TTT Tour de Colombia

2021:

  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

Don't miss out on the best cycling party of the year!

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