Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: November 11, 1990
Height: 186cm
Weight: 71kg
Team: Jumbo Visma
Tom Dumoulin is Team Jumbo Visma's grand tour general classification leader.
In 2017, he became the UCI time trial world champion, and won the Giro d'Italia.
The same success could not be matched in 2018, where he was second at the Giro, Tour de France, UCI world champs time trial and team time trial.
The Dutchman's time trial and climbing ability has drawn comparisons with 2012 Tour/Oympic winner Bradley Wiggins, and Dumoulin himself has said that he has been inspired by the Briton's performance.
However, in more recent years he has worked on his climbing, helping him in the three week grand tours.
The Dutch rider has collected a host of Grand Tour time trial wins, including the opening time trial stage of the 2016 Giro d'Italia at home in the Netherlands, stages 9 and 13 of the Tour de France (both ITT). He was also second in the 2016 Rio Olympics, behind Fabian Cancellara, who Chris Froome called 'unbeatable'.
2018 saw the Dutchman attack both the Giro and the Tour. A strong field in the Giro meant that Dumoulin was unable to retain his title, eventually missing the top spot by 40 seconds. Whilst the race lead was held by Simon Yates for the majority of the race, Chris Froome was the eventual victor, with Tom finishing on the second step of the podium.
A repeat of the Giro occurred in the Tour, with him finishing second overall behind another Team Sky rider, Geraint Thomas. His tour was hampered by several mechanical incidents and a 20 second fine for drafting. Alongside a second position, another stage win adding to his tally of nine.
2019 was marred by a knee injury that meant he had to pull out of that years Giro and subsequent Tour. In August 2019, it was announced that Dumoulin would join Team Jumbo-Visma on a three-year contract.
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Tom Dumoulin will return to racing next month after taking a break from cycling career
It was unclear if Dumoulin would ever return to competition, but Jumbo-Visma have confirmed their Dutch Grand Tour is back
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Tom Dumoulin will miss Tour de France as Jonas Vingegaard named as replacement
There had been rumours of a comeback in time for the Tour
By Jonny Long •
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Jumbo-Visma leaving the door open for Tom Dumoulin to ride 2021 Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma is leaving the door open for Tom Dumoulin to compete in the 2021 Tour de France.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Marcel Kittel: I hope Tom Dumoulin finds the answers he needs
The German sprinter similarly took a break from cycling in May 2019, retiring a few months later
By Jonny Long •
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'For too long I've felt a lot of pressure to perform': Tom Dumoulin on his decision to step back from cycling
Team-mate Wout van Aert has also said the decision is less surprising to him than has been to the outside world
By Jonny Long •
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Tom Dumoulin to take break from cycling career
The Dutchman told Jumbo-Visma of his decision at their training camp last night
By Jonny Long •
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Tom Dumoulin on return to the cobbled Classics: ‘Wout van Aert is our leader, but anything can happen in the final'
Tom Dumoulin is relishing the opportunity to return to the cobbled Classics in 2021, as the Grand Tour star shakes up his early season.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Tom Dumoulin abandons Vuelta a España 2020
Tom Dumoulin has abandoned the Vuelta a España 2020 after struggling through the first week of the race.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Vuelta a España 2020: Tom Dumoulin just 'hoping to make it through the race' after slipping back on stage one
Tom Dumoulin says he’s just hoping to make it through the Vuelta a España after a disappointing start to the race.
By Alex Ballinger •
