Giro d'Italia: Sunweb takes heart from Dumoulin's solo Stelvio pursuit

Plain-speaking often seems something of a national trait in the Netherlands. Laurens ten Dam certainly didn't sugar-coat his account of his Sunweb teammate Tom Dumoulin's travails on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia. "I think you all saw what happened on television, right? He had to shit," Ten Dam said with a wry smile after reporters swamped him on crossing the finish line in Bormio.

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.