Van Garderen will begin season in Oman
BMC Racing today released the team's roster for the Tour of Oman, and as expected Tejay van Garderen will open his 2015 campaign at the 2.HC race that starts February 17 and concludes five days later on February 22.
Van garderen will be joined at the race by Damiano Caruso, Alessandro De Marchi, Ben Hermans,
Michael Schär, Dylan Teuns, Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Velits. Valerio Piva will direct the team at the Middle Eastern race.
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Van Garderen, who also started his 2014 season in Oman, is once again targeting the Tour de France as BMC's team leader for the July race.
This year marks the sixth edition of the race in Oman, with the finish on Green Mountain returning for a fifth time. The climb in the Oman desert is only 5.7km long but comes after a fierce fight for position and a steep ramp at the start of the climb. It is a stiff early season test of form and allows the Grand Tour contenders to show they have been working hard during the winter.
Last year Chris Froome (Team Sky) won the stage to set up overall victory ahead of van Garderen and Rigobero Uran (Etixx-QickStep). Froome has opted for a different start to the 2015 season but will clash with Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) at the Ruta del Sol (February 18-22).
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