Tom last year was itself still surprised – Dagblad de Limburger

Tom Dumoulin wait -with beside him, his girlfriend Thanee- until it is their turn to pick up its price. The right is also nominated Wout Poels. Photo: Wouter Roosenboom

                     

                 The man who did massive Netherlands again believe in a victory in a big bike race, was last night awarded the honorary title of ‘Cyclist of the Year. For the second year in a row, but now there was less commotion surrounding Dumoulins election.
             

         

He was exactly one year ago, a little uncomfortable when he was called forward in the Parade Theatre in Den Bosch. Absolutely, Tom Dumoulin had turned a great season. But Niki Terpstra had no more right to be elected as the best rider of the year, after his victory in Paris-Roubaix? Or Lars Boom, Netherlands from a client wanting healing trauma by finally agreed to write a Dutch name behind a stage victory in the Tour?

Also yesterday he had to compete for the Gerrit Schulte Trophy again against, among others, a world champion (Mathieu van der Poel, cross), a multiple European champion (Jeffrey Highland, job) and a motorcycle who recently into Europe’s Best was crowned (Lars van der Haar).

But with his great raid in the Tour of Spain now counted everyone on the election of the Maastricht To which, although not won in Spain, but until the last weekend wore the leader’s jersey and booked even two stage victories . If that was not enough, he also won twice in the Tour of Switzerland, where he also took the stage.

It remains a very special price to get

was a procedural change of the For the election of the Limburger Giant-Alpecin election probably will not even need geweest.Waar his name last year still determined only was unified by the former professionals in the Club 48, now also had the current pros through the Association of Professional Cyclists and readers of De Telegraaf vote. “Last year was a big surprise for me, this year is slightly less. But it remains a very special price to get “commented a delighted Dumoulin, who was handed the erebeeldje from mayor Ton Rombouts of Den Bosch.

The time trial is the first since Robert Gesink (2008, 2009 and 2010) managed to get the title two years in a row, vowed on stage immediately subsequent year to make a bid for the statue . “All I shall nine uitverkiezingen Marianne Vos does not get …” In the women Vos was stabbing at nine figurines and it was time for a new name on the Keetie van Oosten-Haage Trophy. In 2005, Suzanne de Goede last Vos preceded yesterday Anna van der Breggen paid off her injured teammate of Rabo Liv.

Cycling Talent of the Year was double European champion Elis Ligtlee job.