Tom Dumoulin: Jumbo-Visma rider announces he will retire from cycling at the end of the season

Jumbo-Visma rider Tom Dumoulin has announced that he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the season. The Dutch rider, who won a time trial silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year, competed at the Giro d'Italia last month but faded in the mountains before eventually pulling out of the race. Ad/> Dumoulin's contract is due to expire at the end of this year and it is then that he will leave the sport.

Tour de France‘Definitely not’ – Froome can forget hopes of winning fifth Tour, says McEwenYESTERDAY AT 09:45 «I decided that 2022 will be my last year as a professional cyclist,” he wrote on his social media accounts. »In 2020 I had a very difficult year and at the end of that year I got over-trained and burned out. «At the end of 2020, beginning of 2021 I was only a shadow of myself and thus decided at the time to take a break away from cycling to think about my future.

'Definitely not' — Froome can forget hopes of winning fifth tour, says McEwen Blazin' Saddles: The final verdict on the 2022 Giro d'Italia »But despite how good it occasionally still was: many times, and especially this year, it has been a frustrating path, at which my body felt tired and still does feel tired. «As soon as the load in training or races gets higher, I suffer fatigue, aches and injuries instead of improving. The effort in training did not often lead to the desired performances.

»For a while now there has been a imbalance between my 100% dedication, everything that I do and sacrifice for my sport and what I subsequently get out of it in return. «With a lot of patience and a very cautious approach, I’m convinced that I could get back to my full potential on the bike. But that would be a long and patient road, with no