‘I came with the goal of winning the Tour, but that disappeared’ - Tom Dumoulin on sacrificing his chances for the team

The Jumbo-Visma rider had been high on GC until the Pyrenees 

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Tom Dumoulin says he went into the Tour de France 2020 with the goal of winning the yellow jersey, but that dream disappeared in the Pyrenees. 

The Jumbo-Visma rider had put himself into the top-10 in the opening week and was just 13 seconds outside of the race lead as the race went into the first real mountains on stage eight.

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