Tom Dumoulin at the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)
Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) has cast doubt over his participation in the 2019 Tour de France, and could target the Giro d'Italia instead.
The Dutchman says he believes the 2019 Tour de France route is "far from ideal" and doesn't play to his strengths. Dumoulin thrives off time trials and more manageable mountain top finishes, but next year's Tour has just 27km of individual effort against the clock and numerous high-mountain finishes over 2,000m.
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