Gesink happy with 'super tough' Olympic course

Robert Gesink has taken advantage of the off-season to go and catch some winter sun and reconnoitre the 2016 Olympic courses in Rio this week. The 29-year-old travelled out with teammates Wilco Kelderman, Steven Kruijswijk, Anna van der Breggen, Ellen van Dijk, Chantal Blaak, and Annemiek van Vleuten and was happy with what he saw.

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