Tom Dumoulin deeply disappointed with Vuelta a España loss

Despite winning two stages and his time in the Vuelta a España lead, Dutchman Tom Dumoulin says he only feels disappointment

Tom Dumoulin after losing the Leaders Jersey on Stage 20 of the 2015 Vuelta Espana

(Image credit: Watson)

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin kept cool despite losing the Vuelta a España today on the roads to Cercedilla north of Madrid. Dumoulin, who slipped from first to sixth, rode over the line, sat down in his team Giant-Alpecin car and looked at the overall leader board above the podium.

Instead of six seconds in the lead over Italian Fabio Aru (Astana), the digital screen displayed him 3-46 minutes down on new race leader Aru. He sat quietly talking to a team helper before answering questions in Dutch and then in English.

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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.