Cyclingnews: Farrar’s time

Team Garmin-Slipstream’s sprinting ace Tyler Farrar reflected on his very successful season, and what he hopes to accomplish next season, with Cyclingnews’ Gregor Brown.

American sprinter turns a new page on his career

Tyler Farrar began reaping the rewards of his labour this season, with wins in the Vattenfall Cyclassics and a stage of the Vuelta a España. It’s led to even greater anticipation of 2010, with the American knocking on the door of victory at Milano-Sanremo, the World Championships and stages of the Tour de France.

The 25-year-old from Wenatchee, Washington, started 2009 with a win in Italy and steadily progressed throughout the year. He won a stage at Tirreno-Adriatico in March providing him with confidence heading into the first of three grand tours, the Giro d’Italia.

He twice finished second to established sprinters Mark Cavendish and Alessandro Petacchi in the Giro and his consistency continued in July, where he secured a brace of second places to Cavendish at the Tour de France.

He kept a positive outlook and took revenge with several wins in the autumn, including German one-day event the Vattenfall Cyclassics and his first Grand Tour stage at the Vuelta a España. He ended the season with two stage wins and the overall of the Circuit Franco-Belge, marking him as a favourite in his final race of the season, Paris-Tours.

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