2017 Giro d’Italia winner Tom Dumoulin confirmed for Hammer Series finale in Hong Kong
The Dutchman, who was also runner-up to Geraint Thomas at this year’s Tour de France, will take centre stage in the one-day showdown on the Harbourfront
Tour de France runner-up and 2017 Giro d’Italia winner Tom Dumoulin will captain Team Sunweb for next month’s Hammer Series finale, the showpiece event to the Hong Kong Cyclothon which returns to the city for the fourth year.
The Hammer Series is a team-based road cycling competition that staged previous legs in Norway (Stavanger) and the Netherlands (Limburg) last summer and Team Sunweb are one of 11 UCI Worldtour teams that will contest back-to-back races – the Hammer Sprint and Hammer Chase – along the Harbourfront on October 14.
The Cyclothon, organised by the Tourism Board and sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties, will involve about 5,800 cyclists with races ranging from 30km to 50km to leisurely family fun rides.
But all eyes will be on the one-day showdown for the Hammer series crown that will see some of the world’s best riders, including the 27-year-old Dutchman Dumoulin, in action. Dumoulin has been confirmed for the Series finale as top teams from the United States, Germany, Belgium, Australia, the Netherlands, Britain and the United Arab Emirates look set to compete.
Dumoulin, who was also runner up at the Giro d’Italia this year, is looking forward to racing in Hong Kong according to hammerseries.com.