Tom Dumoulin's Olympic Giant Trinity Advanced TT

Tom Dumoulin's Olympic Giant Trinity Advanced TT

The machine of the 2016 Olympic silver medalist

Tom Dumoulin aboard his special Rio edition Giant Trinity Advanced TT

Courtesy Giant Bicycles

Ben Delaney

Tom Dumoulin aboard his special Rio edition Giant Trinity Advanced TT - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
The Trinity is right up against the UCI's 3:1 ratio rule in many places - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
Dumoulin's bike is Shimano, through and through, from the Di2 group to the PRO saddle to the PRO tri-spoke and disc - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
Giant's AeroDrive fork integrates into the frame, with internal routing for the rear-mounted brake caliper and the shift wires - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
Giant believes the air flows as smoothly around the fork and frame as the paint does - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
Dumoulin rode to silver in the 2016 Olympic time trial - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
The Trinity Advanced TT's horizontal dropouts allow for fine tuning of the rear-wheel placement - Courtesy Giant Bicycles
Any guesses on how the average power Dumoulin's Pioneer meter recorded during his effort? - Courtesy Giant Bicycles

Despite racing with a broken wrist, Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands stormed to a silver medal in the 2016 Olympic time trial on a Giant Advanced Trinity TT.

Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara won the event, with Great Britain's Chris Froome taking the bronze.

Like other Giant-sponsored riders, Dumoulin had a special Rio edition paint job on all his bikes this week. Many other bike brands provided custom designs for the Games, too.

Unlike most other companies with bikes at the Olympics, however, Giant has the manufacturing capability to produce its own custom carbon composites, and the Trinity Advanced TT is made with proprietary resin in the Taiwanese brand's facility.

The Trinity is right up against the UCI's 3:1 ratio rule in many places - Courtesy Giant Bicycles

The AeroDrive TT fork and integrated stem was designed around the AeroDrive base bar that is reversible for 40mm of height adjustment.

Dumoulin used the AeroVault water bottle that Giant designed in conjunction with the Trinity Advanced to meld into the back of the tube's airfoil shape.

While some riders still prefer narrow tubulars for time trials, Dumoulin went with 25mm Corsa Evo CX tubulars — pumped to 120psi, according to the team.

Aside from the frameset, Shimano handles virtually all the other parts, from the Dura-Ace Di2 drivetrains to the pedals to the PRO tri-spoke front and disc rear wheels to the PRO TT saddle.

Dumoulin had a Pioneer power meter on his 175mm Dura-Ace cranks, paired to Pioneer's SGX-CA500 computer.

Dumoulin's bike is Shimano, through and through, from the Di2 group to the PRO saddle to the PRO tri-spoke and disc - Courtesy Giant Bicycles

Tom Dumoulin's complete bike specification

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Ben Delaney

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Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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