Back to plan A for Tom Dumoulin after a disappointing day at the Giro d'Italia

The Dutchman will now look to take victory in Sunday's long time trial at the Giro d'Italia, which was his pre-race goal

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Tom Dumoulin's overall hopes disappeared on one of the Giro d'Italia's lesser-known climbs through Tuscany this afternoon. Team Giant-Alpecin's Dutchman, who lost 1-07 minutes in the dust of the white gravel roads and the pink jersey, says its now back to plan A.

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) opened fire on the gravel climb over the Alpe di Ponti at 827 metres.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.