World Championships countdown: Tom Dumoulin Q and A

Tom Dumoulin put himself forward as one of the best time trial talents in the peloton when he took bronze at the World Championships last season. A year on, he blitzed the time trial in the second week of the Vuelta a Espana but, with the Grand Tour over, he is feeling the efforts.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.