Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) says that the 2019 Tour de France route disappointed him, pushing him to race the Giro d'Italia in May.
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Tom Dumoulin targetting Giro d’Italia in 2019, but will ‘likely’ race Tour de France as well
The Dutchman outlines the Giro as his main goal for the 2019 season
Tom Dumoulin casts doubts over Tour de France 2019 participation
Tom Dumoulin says he doesn't think the parcours of the 2019 Tour will suit him
Giro d’Italia route an ‘attractive proposition’ for Tom Dumoulin
Team Sunweb sports director Luke Roberts to sit down and analyse parcours before final decision is made
Tom Dumoulin says Tour de France 2019 route ‘not ideal’ for his style
Tom Dumoulin says the 2019 Tour de France is ‘not ideal’ for him because of the high climbs and few time trial opportunities.
Tom Dumoulin plans to target Tour de France in 2019
Tom Dumoulin hopes to focus on the Tour de France in 2019 after splitting his attention this season.
Rohan Dennis: ‘Knowing Dumoulin’s power numbers gave me confidence I could win’
Australian Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) took confidence in the world championship time trial from knowing Tom Dumoulin's power numbers.
Tom Dumoulin: ‘On paper, the World Championships time trial is a battle between me and Rohan Dennis’
Dumoulin sees himself and Dennis as the front runners, but adds that "we all know that the paper may be in the trash can on Wednesday afternoon"
World Championships: men’s individual time trial start list
Full list of riders taking part in the elite men's individual time trial at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway
Who the bookies think will win World Championships 2018 in Innsbruck
As the World Championships in Innsbruck approach, the bookies are making their predictions about who will take home the rainbow bands.
Tom Dumoulin: ‘I felt like a zombie walking around after the Tour’
Dumoulin says it's the worst he's felt coming out of a Grand Tour in his career
Tom Dumoulin: ‘Nobody expected me to do so well at the Tour… this is more than I’d hoped for’
The Dutchman says he couldn't have expected to perform so well at the Tour de France 2018 after finishing second at the Giro d'Italia in May
Tom Dumoulin accuses TV motorbike of helping Primoz Roglic to victory on stage 19 of Tour de France
Tom Dumoulin was fuming after stage 19 of the 2018 Tour de France, saying that Primoz Roglic received a draft from a television motorbike to take victory.
Tom Dumoulin: ‘I always keep a little bit of faith that I can still win the Tour de France’
Sunweb look to shake up the general classification on Friday’s mountain stage
Tom Dumoulin: ‘Froome could pull off another long-range Giro style attack at the Tour de France’
Chris Froome could yet blow the Tour de France wide open with a long-range attack just as he did on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia according to Tom Dumoulin.
Tom Dumoulin: ‘It was Thomas who closed the gap to Froome’
Dumoulin was the only GC contender to stick to the Team Sky duo on the difficult finish to Mende on stage 14
Team Sky’s dilemma: should Geraint Thomas now be considered their Tour de France leader?
Thomas has shown to be the strongest at Team Sky so far at the Tour, but both he and Froome will have to wary of Tom Dumoulin
Tom Dumoulin left disappointed after mechanical costs him time on Tour de France stage six
The Dutchman collided with Romain Bardet, with both riders losing time as they chased on to the lead group
Tom Dumoulin going to Tour de France for ‘learning process’ rather than ‘great result’
Tom Dumoulin and his Team Sunweb team-mates will be heading to the Tour de France with the aim of going through the learning process the race has to offer.
Tom Dumoulin ‘feeling fresh’ for the Tour de France after Giro efforts
The Dutchman says he's ready to battle for the overall victory at the Tour de France in July
Tom Dumoulin to target general classification success at Tour de France after Giro second place
Tom Dumoulin will target the general classification at the Tour de France, weeks after finishing in second place behind Chris Froome at the Giro d'Italia.
Tom Dumoulin set to ride Tour de France after missing out at Giro d’Italia
Tom Dumoulin looks set to follow Chris Froome and take part in the Tour de France just six weeks after finishing second at the Giro d'Italia.
‘There’s nothing I could’ve done’: Tom Dumoulin applauds Chris Froome’s ‘special’ Giro d’Italia ride
Tom Dumoulin could do nothing but applaud Chris Froome's bold attack on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, and is now 40 seconds off pink with two stages to go.
Tom Dumoulin: ‘I was hoping for more from the Giro d’Italia time trial’
Dumoulin says he didn't perform at his best in the Giro d'Italia time trial despite gaining time on Simon Yates
Tom Dumoulin: ‘Something remarkable has to happen for me to win the Giro d’Italia’
Dumoulin says he doesn't expect to reclaim the lead from Simon Yates on the 34.2km time trial on stage 16