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The man behind the maglia rosa: An insider’s view of Giro winner Tom Dumoulin
If anyone had said before the Giro d’Italia that Tom Dumoulin would drop Nairo Quintana and beat some of the world’s best climbers to win the Oropa stage, the claim would have been met with incredulity. The odds on him winning overall were better but, in truth, he was a second-tier favourite. In this in-depth piece we speak to some of the people who know Tom best and hear about the things that you won't hear from Dumoulin himself.
Photo gallery: 2017 Giro d’Italia, stages 16-21
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8 talking points from a dramatic final ‘week’ of the 2017 Giro d’Italia
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Photo gallery: 2017 Giro d’Italia, stages 10 to 15
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8 talking points from a thrilling second ‘week’ of the 2017 Giro d’Italia
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Photo gallery: 2017 Giro d’Italia, stages 5 to 9
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10 talking points from a wild first ‘week’ of the 2017 Giro d’Italia
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Photo gallery: 2017 Giro d’Italia, stages 1 to 4
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Preview: Your guide to the 2017 Giro d’Italia
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Photo gallery: The Valverde Show at the 2017 men’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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Mitchelton-Scott: How GreenEdge plans to bring Chinese riders, and sponsors, to the WorldTour
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2017 men’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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Photo gallery: Narrow roads and thrilling attacks at the 2017 men’s Amstel Gold Race
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2017 Amstel Gold Race
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Photo gallery: The dust and the drama of the 2017 Paris-Roubaix
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Preview: What you should know before watching the 2017 Paris-Roubaix
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Photo gallery: A Gilbert masterclass at the 2017 Tour of Flanders
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2017 Tour of Flanders
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Photo gallery: The beauty and the pain of E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem
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Photo gallery: The colour and excitement of the 2017 Milan-San Remo
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2017 Milan-San Remo
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Photo gallery: Grit, gravel and grimaces at the 2017 men’s Strade Bianche
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Photo gallery: The cobbles, crowds, and crashes of Spring Classics opening weekend
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CyclingTips podcast, Episode 26: Understanding the global expansion of the UCI WorldTour
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When things don’t go to plan: A tough day at the Sun Tour with the St. George Continental Team
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Photo gallery: Highlights from the 2017 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
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Damien Howson wins the 2017 Sun Tour, Ian Stannard wins a tight final stage
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Travis McCabe sprints to victory on crash-marred stage 3 of the Sun Tour
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Rowe solos to stage 2 Sun Tour win, Howson retains yellow despite late puncture
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Damien Howson takes Sun Tour lead with solo victory on Falls Creek
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Danny van Poppel claims prologue victory at the 2017 Jayco Herald Sun Tour
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Chris Froome to start his 2017 season in Australia at Cadel’s Race and the Sun Tour
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Reflecting on the 2016 Giro della Donna
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Photo gallery: The crowds and the excitement of the 2016 Tour du Rwanda
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Will Clarke, Brendan Canty and Tom Scully make the step up to Cannondale-Drapac
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7 reasons you should ride the 2016 Giro della Donna
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Sun, sand and sweat: Photo highlights from the Doha Road World Championships
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Preview: What you need to know about the men’s world championship road race
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Preview: What you need to know about the men’s world championship time trial
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Australian Paralympian Michael Gallagher to miss Rio after testing positive for EPO
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What to expect from the 2016 Giro della Donna
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Preview: What you should know about the 2016 Vuelta a España
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Down to the wire: Tour de France podium battle to be decided on final mountain stage
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Stats and storytelling: How Dimension Data is breaking down the Tour de France
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Anatomy of a bike throw: Sagan’s stage-winning lunge for the line
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Kittel frustrated with Tour sprint ‘swerve’ from stage-winner Cavendish
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After Tour TT, Dumoulin is the man to beat in Rio: ‘It’s up to me to keep my exceptional shape’
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Simon Gerrans out of the Tour de France with collarbone fracture
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Sagan and Froome’s extraordinary Tour breakaway: ‘This is bike racing at its best’
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Matthews’ long road to Tour de France success: ‘I was almost giving up on this race’
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Froome takes narrow lead into Tour’s first rest day: ‘It’s up to other teams now’
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Why Andorra is becoming one of Europe’s most popular pro cycling bases
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Froome descends to victory, defies expectation: ‘I felt like a kid again out there’
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Yates injured as 1km-to-go gantry falls at the Tour de France
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Tour leader Van Avermaet on taking yellow: ‘I think it’s once in a lifetime for me’
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The return of Marcel Kittel: ‘I know how hard the way back to this moment was’
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Tour leader Sagan on safety in the bunch: ‘I don’t want to fight with sprinters and also GC riders’
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‘It was a disaster’: Stage 2 puncture slashes Porte’s chances of Tour de France victory
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Matthews or Gerrans? Orica-BikeExchange with options ahead of Tour’s second stage
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Contador injured in Tour de France opener: ‘When I place my shoulder in a certain position I am worried’
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2016 Tour de France
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Photo highlights from the 2016 Giro d’Italia
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Seven talking points from the final week of the 2016 Giro d’Italia
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Seven talking points from the second week of the 2016 Giro d’Italia
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Chaves wins a brutal stage 14 of the Giro, Kruijswijk moves into pink
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2016 Giro d’Italia: Stage 14 video highlights
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Seven talking points from the first week of the 2016 Giro d’Italia
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Brambilla moves into Giro d’Italia lead with stage 8 solo win
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Photo gallery: 2016 Giro d’Italia – stages 1 to 3
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Kittel sprints to stage 2 victory at the Giro d’Italia
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2016 Giro d’Italia
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Photo gallery: 2016 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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Seven talking points from the 2016 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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Preview: What you should know before watching the 2016 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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Five talking points from the 2016 Amstel Gold Race
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Preview: What you should know before watching the 2016 Amstel Gold Race
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Eight talking points from the 2016 Paris-Roubaix
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Highlights from the 2016 Paris-Roubaix
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Preview: What you should know before watching the 2016 Paris-Roubaix
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