Dumoulin takes aim at the podium in Worlds time trial

For now at least, Tom Dumoulin is happy to be the third man. Despite his recent run of form and his season-long consistency, the Dutchman lines up for his debut in the elite World Championships time trial largely overshadowed by the two marquee names in the field in Ponferrada, Tony Martin and Bradley Wiggins.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.