“Dumoulin uphill is really no worse than Aru. We have seen in recent weeks,” said the Dutchman, who last took the stage in a large round against NU.nl.
Dumoulin wrote Wednesday in an impressive manner the Vuelta time trial in his name. The rider of Giant-Alpecin has in the standings ahead of only three seconds Aru.
“I’m not surprised, because we knew he could do this. I had even a bigger difference with Aru expected “said Breukink. “It was just a super time trial Dumoulin, but it is still very exciting.”
“He has only one dangerous competitor and it remains to be seen how that will harass him. If Astana let others drive and Giant it needs refurbishing, it can still be difficult “
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Stress
Another tactic can not handle the Kazakh formation of Aru according Breukink. “They may try to ride Dumoulin off, but it will not succeed.”
“The meek of Dumoulin’s just that he does not really have a team for this field. This allows creates strange situations. Riders who are a little further in the standings, driving away and then it’s out of control. “
When wearing the red jersey as shortly before the end’ll be watching some pressure for Dumoulin. “Now he’s really big favorite and that creates stress, but he has been through a lot this round. It is not the first time he wears it.”
“Of course it into his head to play it he Tour of Spain can win and the opportunity is so great that he will do it. The setting is just different. Before he knew it at that could go wrong at steep arrivals. Now this ought not. “
“His confidence is so great that he thus can deal with. He has spent the past weeks many times received confirmation that he is in good shape and there are no more of those very steep mountains where he others must let the bonus seconds then play no role “
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World
Until now, the 33rd place in the Tour de France of 2014 the best final ranking for Dumoulin in a Grand Tour. Breukink does not find it strange that the 24 year old Dutchman makes such a big step forward during his first attempt to ride a good classification in the Vuelta.
“If you’re good, it can go quickly. I was third in my second in 1987 Giro d’Italia. He really only runs for victory and that’s a different story. It would be very special if he would immediately win. Nobody had expected this, he and his team did not . In the Tour of Switzerland, he did all along for the victory. That’s a round of a large caliber, but this is anything bigger. “
Possible Dumoulin will have a bigger future than Robert Gesink and Bauke Mollema, which already in the top five were traveling in a large round. “They can all reasonable, but Dumoulin is real world in the time trial and thus makes the difference. That really is a talent given to him and that he shows every time. That is his big advantage over the other Dutch.”
Given the small amount of climbers in his current Vuelta team would Dumoulin for an employer other than Giant can choose next season.
“He is well in place, it’s not bad with him in this team. They do have some riders who can assist him, but there is something in being. Its market value now going up and going financially other teams pulling him the strongest team in rounds. “
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