Dekker and Gesink said to head Dutch team in Beijing

Thomas Dekker and Robert Gesink will be the captains of the Dutch Olympic team in the road race later this summer in Beijing, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has reported. National coach Egon van Kessel has also already selected Stef Clement, who, along with Dekker, will ride the time trial, the newspaper said.

The final two places will be filled in the third week of the Tour de France. Van Kessel is said to be considering Sebastian Langeveld, Karsten Kroon and Koos Moerenhout to fill the spots.(SW)

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