(1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38) Varsseveld, the Netherlands
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight
70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[3]
Team information
Current team
Visma–Lease a Bike
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
All-rounder
Amateur team
until 2005
De Peddelaars
Professional teams
2005
Team Löwik Meubelen–Van Losser
2006
Rabobank Continental Team
2007–
Rabobank[4][5]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2016)
1 TTT stage (2022)
Stage races
Tour of California (2012)
Tour of Oman (2011)
Single-day races and Classics
Giro dell'Emilia (2009, 2010)
GP Montréal (2010)
GP Québec (2013)
Robert Gesink (born 31 May 1986) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[6] His major victories include the 2012 Tour of California, the 2011 Tour of Oman and the 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Gesink also won the Giro dell'Emilia twice and offered some good performances on Grand Tours and one-week stage races, thanks in part to his climbing and time trialing abilities.[7]
^de Graaff, K. (26 June 2012). "Robert Gesink misschien toch naar Londen". Spits (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^"Team Jumbo-Visma - Robert Gesink". Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^"Robert Gesink". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^"Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^"Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^"Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^"The Top 10 Riders to Watch at the 2012 Tour of Spain". Bicycling. Bicycling.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
RobertGesink (born 31 May 1986) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. His major victories include the 2012...
the 2019 Vuelta a España. Powless, along with Jumbo-Visma teammates RobertGesink, George Bennett and Sepp Kuss, each finished between 27th and 33rd in...
surviving peloton was content to let this group get away as Tony Martin and RobertGesink took their turns for Jumbo-Visma at the front of the main field. Eventually...
were Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), Ivan Basso (Liquigas–Cannondale), RobertGesink (Rabobank), Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel–Euskadi), Chris Horner (Team RadioShack)...
classification as well as the points classification. In stages 10 through 15, RobertGesink wore the white jersey, as Andy Schleck held the general classification...
include Angus Young, guitarist of the Australian rock band AC/DC, and RobertGesink, a professional road bicycle racer. During World War II, 51 of Aalten's...
finished third in the team time trial. Thomas lost the white jersey to RobertGesink on stage 7, as team leader Bradley Wiggins crashed out of the Tour,...
Kruijswijk took his form into the Tour de France where he helped teammate RobertGesink finish in 6th place overall. Kruijswijk was also active himself on mountain...
crash in the peloton brought down Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and RobertGesink (Team Jumbo–Visma), with the latter eventually having to abandon the...
1 mi) to take the win 37 seconds ahead of second-placed and lone chaser RobertGesink (LottoNL–Jumbo). Calmejane put himself into the polka dot jersey. The...
going back to track cycling. The only former winner at the race was RobertGesink of LottoNL–Jumbo, who won the race in 2012, which featured the same...
Leipheimer (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) and RobertGesink (Rabobank). Prior to the 2012 Tour, Wiggins's highest finishes in a...
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