Tom Dumoulin: 'It's a bleak World Championships'

The Dutch time trial specialist says the atmosphere so far in Qatar has been flat with the lack of fans at the roadside

Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) says "it's a bleak World Championships" without many fans in Doha, Qatar, this week.

Dumoulin is a favourite for the Worlds time trial gold medal today after placing second in the Olympics.

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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.