Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) will return to action at the Vuelta a España on Saturday but admits he’ll still need more time to overcome the physical and psychological effects of the crash that forced him to abandon the Tour de France.
The Dutch rider, who was fourth on the opening-day time trial in July, was involved in a mass pile-up two days later and suffered an impression fracture of the glenohumeral joint in his shoulder.
My shoulder is healing very good and I'm going to make it to @lavuelta. Only reaching into my left backpocket is still impossible haha.
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— Tom Dumoulin (@tom_dumoulin) August 10, 2015
His injuries have healed well but, despite a decent block of training, including an altitude camp in Livigno, Italy, Dumoulin has not raced since the Tour de France crash and his form is therefore still unknown. Furthermore, he expects to endure a nervy few days back in the bunch before the psychological impact of crash clears, and as such will aim to come into his own in the latter portion of the race.
"I expect to be able to contend for the stage victories at the Vuelta, but after such an injury there is of course the question of how good I will actually be," said the Giant-Alpecin rider, according to De Telegraaf.
"I assume that I’ll still have to adjust over the first week, and also learn to deal with a certain fear that will still be with me when I ride in the peloton. In the second and third weeks I hope to battle for stage wins.”
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