Dhe former Giro winner and time trial world champion Tom Dumoulin will surprisingly take a break from professional road cycling. “I made the decision yesterday. And the team supports me in this, and it feels really good, ”said the 30-year-old Dutchman in a video statement published on the website of his team Jumbo-Visma on Saturday. “It’s like a hundred pounds backpack has slipped off my shoulders,” added Dumoulin.
Departure from training camp
The day before, the overall winner of the Giro d’Italia and time trial world champion of 2017 and his team announced the racing program for the 2021 season. Accordingly, Dumoulin should form a top three at the 108th Tour of France with last year’s second overall Primoz Roglic from Slovenia and his Dutch compatriot Steven Kruijswijk.
Whether and when Dumoulin, who left the Jumbo Visma training camp in Spain on Saturday, will return to racing, the team-mate of the three Germans Tony Martin, Paul Martens and Christoph Pfingsten left open for the time being.
“What do I actually want? What does Tom Dumoulin want to do with his life? Do I still want to be a racing driver? And how? These are questions that have been simmering in me for a few months, “explained the Dutchman and added:” I was getting more and more unhappy. In order to find answers to my questions, I am now taking a break. “
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