Gesink, Vanmarcke and Kruijswijk take part in team building during three-day camp
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The team take part in some trust exercises(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Abseiling during the training camp (Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Army training and team building(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
One of the tasks involved the riders jumping off a high platform over to a rope(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The team get a shooting demonstration(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Mike Teunissen looks a little nervous as he climbs up the ladder(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
There was some riding done during the three days(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Steven Kruijswijk takes a selfie with some of his teammates(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The team took part in a number of tasks(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Team manager Richard Plugge with General Matthijssen(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The riders army crawl along the ground(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Robert Gesink does some abseiling(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
A quick stretch before they get going(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The team swapped cycling kit for overalls(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The team get ready(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The riders are informed of their activities(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Maarten Tjallingii climbing up a ladder(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The team is action ready(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
Some burpees to get the riders warmed up(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The riders and staff sit through a presentation(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The team get some instructions(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The LottoNL-Jumbo team await their instructions(Image credit: LottoNL-Jumbo)
The LottoNL-Jumbo team have paid a visit to the Dutch Royal Army for their first training camp ahead of the 2016 season. For three days, the riders and staff spent time with the Airmobile Brigade in Schaarsbergen and took part on a mixture of team building and endurance activities.
The training camp marks the beginning of a collaboration between LottoNL-Jumbo and the army, who have agreed to share some of their knowledge with the team.
“We have a lot of respect for the raw reality in which the army needs to operate. We realize that sport, obviously, is a completely different dimension. However, we will be useful for each other. We can learn from one other, we both possess extensive knowledge about physical and mental tenability in extreme conditions. The past days we have started our collaboration."
