Tour de France 2022: Tom Dumoulin could return says Jumbo-Visma boss

Tom Dumoulin (right) congratulates Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout Van Aert on his victory on stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France
Tom Dumoulin (right) congratulates Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout Van Aert on his victory on stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Jumbo-Visma boss Richard Plugge has hinted that Tom Dumoulin could take part in the 2022 Tour de France. The Dutch rider did not ride a Grand Tour in 2021 after he took a break from the sport for personal reasons and missed almost the first half of the season. 

The former Giro d’Italia winner returned to action at the Dutch National Championships in June, where he won the time trial, before backing that up with an outing at the Tour de Suisse. He claimed a silver in the time trial at the Olympic Games in Tokyo before injury ended his season in September.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.