Dekker chooses Cecchini

Dutch talent Thomas Dekker has joined a number high profile riders in their choice of trainer, Italian doctor Luigi Cecchini. "Thomas is a potential Tour winner," said Cecchini in an interview with De Telegraaf. "Therefore I will happily work with him."

Dekker has recently moved to Lago di Camaiore on the Mediterranean coast, where he will be in close contact with Cecchini. "I'm certainly not choosing the easiest way," said Dekker. "But I don't want to reproach myself in a few years that I didn't get the most out of my career. I have the feeling that I'm taking another step in the right direction. For me, what counts the most is a good classification in the Tour de France. I'm not a person to play a supporting role."

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