After breaking his wrist during the Tour de France, Tom Dumoulin says he still expects to push through the pain barrier to try and win the Olympic time trial and says his ride shouldn’t be affected by the injury.

“The expectation is that I will be fit in time. I've also heard that I can't do any more damage. It still needs to improve, but I am able to train," Dumoulin, who was fitted with a special plastic splint in Holland last week, told the Dutch TV station NOS.

The change in cornering is one that doest worry him, as he has a full week of riding on the course to learn how to take the corners with his new position.

"I have a full week get control of my steering. It will hurt, but I am able to suppress the pain," said the 25-year-old. "It's a good course for me, but there is a very steep climb and a steep descent – that will be rather tricky with the wrist. It puts a strain on the muscles in my forearm, which have to compensate. But the expectation is that it will work out.”