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Cycling News sieht Dumoulin in aussichtreichster Position für Gelb:

..."Whoever wins, it seems pretty likely that the yellow jersey will change hands once again, with currently third-placed Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) in pole position to take advantage and make up for missing yellow in the opening time trial. He can climb better than Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin and should make up the six seconds and three seconds needed to overhaul each respectively. He would become the first Dutchman to wear the yellow jersey since Erik Breukink 26 years ago. " ...

Als Top Kandidaten für den Tagessieg werden dort Valverde und Dan Martin gehandelt.