Tom Dumoulin named Dutch Cyclist of the Year

Giant-Alpecin's Tom Dumoulin wins the Gerrit Schulte Trophy, while Anna van der Breggen takes the women's award

Tom Dumoulin on stage ten of the 2015 Tour of Spain

(Image credit: Watson)

There have been numerous foregone conclusions in awards ceremonies over the years: Titanic winning an Oscar in 1998, Wiggo winning Sports Personality of the Year in 2012 and Barack Obama winning Time Magazine's Person of the Year award in 2008, to name but three

The 2015 Dutch cycling awards saw such a result last night as Tom Dumoulin ran away with the Gerrit Schulte Trophy, awarded to the best cyclist of the year, after a standout season.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.