Frenchman Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the 2010 Etoile de Besseges on Sunday, with Belgian Niko Eeckhout taking the final stage for his An Post-Sean Kelly team.
The final stage of the race was something of an anti-climax, as a significant portion of the peloton failed to turn up on the start line, including Team Sky Brits Steve Cummings and Peter Kennaugh, An Post-Sean Kelly British rider Mark McNally and race leader Arnaud Molmy (Roubaix Lille Metropole). Many riders had been forced to withdraw due to illness.
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‘It was awful, I hated cycling so much’ - Tom Dumoulin reveals his struggles on and off the bikeDutch Giro d’Italia winner says that for the first time in life he can ‘fill in everything’ himself after retirement from professional cycling
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Tom Dumoulin confident altitude training in Tenerife will help Giro d'Italia ambitions: 'I will do the necessary work'The Dutchman has performed inconsistently in 2022, but still has his sights set on GC victory next month
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Tom Dumoulin doesn't rule out Grand Tour return in 2022Dutchman will decide on his season at the Jumbo-Visma training camp in mid-December
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Tom Dumoulin runs rapid 10k in hometown of MaastrichtThe former Giro d'Italia winner finished second in the event where he averaged 18.3km/h
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Tom Dumoulin trains with Dutch amateurs as he starts cycling againThe Dutchman is back riding two months after being hit by a car and fracturing his wrist
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BikeExchange interested in Tom Dumoulin for 2023 'if he wants to carry on with GC ambitions'Dumoulin will be free at the end of 2022, when his contract with Jumbo-Visma runs out
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Tom Dumoulin forced to end season after being hit by driver in trainingThe Dutch rider had been looking in decent form heading towards the World Championships
