Tom Dumoulin thinks he's 'quite close' to where he needs to be after comeback at Tour de Suisse

The 2017 Giro d'Italia winner looked strong in the opening Tour de Suisse time trial

Tom Dumoulin riding stage one of the Tour de Suisse 2021
(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Tom Dumoulin says he's quite close to where he needs to be after returning to racing for the first time after taking a break from the sport.

Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) managed a very impressive 16th place in the opening time trial of the Tour de Suisse 2021, beating the likes of Luxembourg time trial champion Bob Jungels (Ag2r-Citroën) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).

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