Ryder Hesjedal is winding down his eight-year term with Jonathan Vaughters’ Garmin programs, Cannondale-Garmin this year, at the Tour of Alberta before making the move to Trek Factory Racing in 2016. When the Canadian’s season is officially over, and he has taken a much-needed rest, he will begin the necessary preparations for a top result at next year’s Giro d’Italia.
Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win an overall title at a Grand Tour when he won the Giro in 2012, with a triumphant celebration outside the Duomo in Milan. He was fifth overall in this year's edition of the race and then went on to finish third atop l'Alpe d'Huez at the Tour de France.
Having a lead role for the Giro d’Italia next year was something that drew him toward Trek Factory Racing.
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“Yes, for sure, that’s the main space I will fill for the team,” Hesjedal told Cyclingnews at the start of the stage 4 in Alberta’s Jasper National Park. “It was part of the reason I joined the team, they put that confidence in me and I look forward to the Giro d’Italia next year.”
Hesjedal started out with Vaughters’ Garmin-Chipotle squad, which was registered as a Professional Continental outfit in 2008. Over the years, he raced alongside the likes of Christian Vande Velde, Dave Zabriskie, David Millar, Danny Pate, Tyler Farrar, Dan Martin and Tom Danielson, who have largely been viewed as a the core group of original riders.
Martin recently announced that he will be going to Etixx-QuickStep next year and Danielson is currently facing a sanction after returning a positive anti-doping test for testosterone, effectively making Hesjedal the last to leave the team.
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