Gesink's father dies as result of mountain bike crash

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Rabobank rider skipped Lombardy to be with his father

Robert Gesink (Rabobank) will race with a broken bone

Robert Gesink (Rabobank) will race with a broken bone (Image credit: Daniel Benson)

Robert Gesink's father has died from the effects of a cycling crash. The Rabobank rider had withdrawn from the Tour of Lombardy earlier this month to be at his father's side.