Giro d\u2019Italia title.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Dumoulin\u2019s Team Sunweb was the one to first announce their plan to use Dumoulin to target the Tour\u2019s general classification success only a month after letting second biggest Grand Tour\u2019s pink jersey slip through his hands.<\/p>\n
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Even though Dumoulin was almost sure he would be named in his squad\u2019s Tour de France pack, what he wasn\u2019t completely sure of was whether he would ride for stage wins rather than the yellow Le Tour\u2019s jersey.<\/p>\n
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Feeling Proud<\/h2>\n
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\u201cI am very proud of what we\u2019ve already achieved at the Giro and I consider any result that we can take at the Tour de France a bonus for this season,\u201d said Dumoulin.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy season so far has been focused on the Giro. And the team purposely waited to the make the decision about the Tour until after the Giro had finished. After a good Giro we\u2019ve chosen to go to the Tour with a GC focus, to learn without a specific result in mind.<\/p>\n
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He also admitted to being very happy for having the chance to do two consecutive Grand Tours for a GC and considers it a great new and learning experience for him: \u201cIt will give us some valuable insights for the future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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