Tom Dumoulin: 'In recent years I have become a little lost'

The former world time trial champion says the Olympics are "a project in which I can lose myself completely"

Tom Dumoulin to return to pro cycling
(Image credit: Bram Berkien/Jumbo-Visma)

Tom Dumoulin has recently announced that he will be returning to the world of professional cycling after taking time out due to struggles with his mental health. The Dutchman said he had become "a little lost" before he took an indefinite break from the sport.

Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) was at the roadside throughout the Amstel Gold Race in April, which is ridden on his local roads in the Netherlands, when he started to miss the sport.

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