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"In my opinion, the time between the Giro and the Tour is too short, only 3.5 weeks, which makes it impossible to double," said Dumoulin, 27, on Saturday after the time trial. He won. "In the last two years, the Giro was the main goal, but it's obvious that next year I'll put everything on the Tour standings, I think I'm too young to do two big rounds every year.
Dumoulin won his first stage victory on Saturday in the individual time trial and also secured his second overall position just behind striker Geraint Thomas.
The rider of Team Sunweb also finished second at the end of May at the Giro d 'Italia, the race he won last year. Part because of that, Dumoulin thinks that there is more to gain for him in the Tour.
"It seems logical to me to go to the Tour after this result in 2019, although it depends on the course that we get, but if I do not like it, I will leave in the Giro. I like the race a lot. "
In 2016, Dumoulin also participated in the first two grand tours of the year. The Dutchman then won two stages in the Tour and one in the Giro, but had to take part in both races, although he did not go to the standings.
The 105th edition of the Tour de France ends Sunday with a round in Paris, where on the Champs-Élysées the sprinters are probably fighting for the stage victory.
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