Rider Profile

Robert Gesink

Team Jumbo-Visma

Personal Details:

Nationality Netherlands

Date of birth 31/05/1986

Teams history:

2019 - Team Jumbo-Visma
2018 - LottoNL-Jumbo
2017 - Team LottoNL-Jumbo
2016 - Team LottoNl-Jumbo
2015 - Team LottoNL-Jumbo
2014 - Belkin Pro Cycling Team
2013 - Belkin Procycling Team
2012 - Rabobank Cycling Team
2011 - Rabobank Cycling Team
2010 - Rabobank
2009 - Rabobank
2008 - Rabobank
2007 - Rabobank
2006 - Rabobank (Continental)
2006 - Rabobank
2005 - TEAM LÖWIK MEUBELEN / VAN LOSSER INSTALLATIEGROEP

Biography:

Key Results

1st overall Tour of California 2012
1st overall Tour of Oman 2011
1st overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda 2006

1st Giro dell'Emilia 2009-10
1st GP Montréal 2010
1st GP Québec 2013

2nd overall Tour de Pologne 2007
2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 2011
2nd GP Québec 2011

3rd overall Tour of the Basque Country 2011
3rd overall Volta ao Algarve 2006
3rd Amstel Gold Race 2009
3rd GP Québec 2010

Grid List

Jumbo-Visma's Robert Gesink at the 2020 Tour de la Provence. The team and clothing supplier Agu have signed a new 'indefinite contract' that will keep the two parties working together for the foreseeable future

Jumbo-Visma and Agu develop new time-trial skinsuit

By Cyclingnews

News Dutch WorldTour team and clothing manufacturer also sign new 'indefinite contract'

News

Robert Gesink: The five races that changed my life

By Daniel Benson

Feature Dutchman takes us down memory lane to tell the story of his career

Feature

The Zwift leaderboard: Which pros have ridden the most?

By Josh Croxton

Tech Chris Froome's putting in the miles, but he's got a long way to go to catch these seasoned Zwifters

Tech

Robert Gesink turbo trainer Andorra Jumbo-Visma coronavirus isolation

Riders put in mammoth virtual rides during coronavirus lockdown

By Cyclingnews

News Gesink and De Vreese log 250km and 370km home trainer sessions

News

Vuelta a España: Jumbo-Visma attempt third Grand Tour opening stage win out of three

By Alasdair Fotheringham

Four days to go until opening team time trial

Gesink sustains broken collarbone and pelvis in Liege-Bastogne-Liege crash

By Cycling News

Jumbo-Visma rider forced out of upcoming Giro d'Italia

Jumbo-Visma name Giro d'Italia team to support Roglic

By Cycling News

Gesink, De Plus, Van Emden and Tolhoek feature in line-up

Phinney meets a tree face-on, Sky car egged - Tour de France shorts

By Cycling News

Gesink extends, Gilbert out of hospital

Tour de France: Kruijswijk denied at the last on Alpe d'Huez

By Sadhbh O'Shea

Roglic loses time but remains in fifth place overall

Kruijswijk and Roglic left to look on the bright side after sub-par TTT performance

By Cyclingnews

LottoNL-Jumbo leaders lose 1:15 to stage winners BMC

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