'Not fit' Tom Dumoulin to miss Strade Bianche

UAE Tour 2022 - 4th Edition - 2nd stage Hudayriyat Island - Abu Dhabi Breakwater 173 km - 21/02/2022 - Tom Dumoulin (NED - Team Jumbo - Visma) - photo Luca Bettini/SprintCyclingAgency©2022
Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) at the UAE Tour (Image credit: Luca Bettini/SprintCyclingAgency2022)

After the announcement that Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will miss out on competing at Saturday's Strade Bianche, Friday has also seen fellow star Tom Dumoulin ruled out of the race.

On Thursday, Dumoulin carried out a course recon in Tuscany alongside teammates from the men's and women's Jumbo-Visma squads, including 2018 winner Tiesj Benoot and Marianne Vos. However, news filtered through on Friday morning that he would not be taking part in the race, with his team first stating that he was "not fit and therefore won't start in Strade Bianche."

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