Only at the last minute, the 25-year old rider from Allegiant Alpecin whether he participates in July at the Tour de France.
Dumoulins biggest goal next season is the individual time trial at the Olympics Rio de Janeiro. This will be held on August 10, more than two weeks after the last stage of the Tour.
“I had a super season, but not everything went as I wished,” Dumoulin said Thursday at the presentation of his team . De Limburger to do it in the Giro without the support of his new teammate Laurens ten Dam. The Lotto-Jumbo come across climber is focused on the Tour de France
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Time Trials
The Giro starts with an individual time trial of 9.8 kilometers, allowing for specialist Dumoulin lie straight chances on the pink jersey. Stage two and three respectively finish in Nijmegen and Arnhem. Later in the round, there are two time trials, one of no less than forty kilometers.
Dumoulin have it in the Giro in any case not to take on two-time winner Alberto Contador, which focus entirely on the Tour de France. Also Nairo Quintana and Chris Froome leave the Giro ignore.
Alejandro Valverde does have its arrival announced the Giro and Vincenzo Nibali logs on May 6, presumably at the start.
Tour of Spain
Last season put Dumoulin seized in sixth place in the Tour of Spain after he pass on the penultimate day lost the first place in the standings.
In the Tour de Limburger was already on the third day to stop the fight after a big crash. Warren Barguil was the leader of Giant Alpecin and the Frenchman will also be launched this year in France. Ten Dam will in the Tour proper support for the 24-year-old Barguil.
“I hope guys like Warren to help successes. I have had a good winter and am for the first time in years not been sick, “said Ten Dam.
The 35-year veteran started his season in Paris-Nice. He will be going out in the United States. After the Ardennes classics he goes back there, inter alia, to take part in the Tour of California
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