Originally published on Cyclingnews
The Tour of Britain gets underway in Glasgow on Sunday September 4 and, as ever, an open eight days of racing are in prospect before the overall winner is crowned in London the following weekend.
At this point in the season, riders have varying levels of form and motivation, but the Tour of Britain is a race with something for everyone and its position in the build-up to the World Championships means that it attracts a quality field. Cyclingnews casts an eye over some of the riders who are likely to hit the headlines over the week-long race.
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Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin)
Having peaked at the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and then the Olympic Games, Tom Dumoulin begins the next phase of his season at the Tour of Britain. The Dutch time triallist will have one eye on the World Championships in October but the 15-kilometre test on stage 7a perfectly suits his characteristics, even if it is on the short side. In terms of the overall classification, much will depend on Dumoulin's motivation.
The roads and terrain at the Tour of Britain can be unforgiving and concentration is as much of a factor as form. Given the fact that Dumoulin is building up his condition after a short break, one can foresee him pinpointing the time trial and the summit finish to Haytor, with a more 'day-by-day' approach towards the rest of the race.
Previous form: This is Dumoulin's first appearance at the race.
Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
Wout Poels (Team Sky)
Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo)
Bradley Wiggins (WIGGINS)
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