1. Robert Gesink was born on 31 May 1986 and is a Dutch former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2024.
41 Facts About Robert Gesink
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At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Robert Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in Aalten.
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Robert Gesink finished third overall in Volta ao Algarve and won the overall classification and the third stage of Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda.
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Robert Gesink later won a stage and the overall classification of the Circuito Montanes and finished second in the prestigious Tour de l'Avenir.
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Robert Gesink initially signed a two-year deal with Rabobank Continental but team manager Theo de Rooij decided to move him to the Rabobank team for the 2007 season.
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Robert Gesink finished 9th in his first UCI ProTour race ever, in La Fleche Wallonne.
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Robert Gesink subsequently got selected for the UCI Road World Championships in Stuttgart.
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Robert Gesink won the young riders jersey again and finished 9th in the general classification.
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Robert Gesink then lost the leader's jersey in the penultimate stage to Cannes, when he got isolated on the Col du Tanneron which, together with Gesink's overly careful descent, allowed Davide Rebellin to take the leader's jersey.
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Robert Gesink finished fourth in the overall classification, 51 seconds behind Rebellin, which won Gesink the youth classification.
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Robert Gesink finished twelfth in the Tour of the Basque Country and completed a successful Ardennes classics by finishing fourth in La Fleche Wallonne.
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In 2009, Robert Gesink finished fourth overall in the Criterium du Dauphine Libere.
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Robert Gesink started his first Tour de France but broke his wrist during a crash on stage 5.
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Robert Gesink completed the stage, but had to withdraw from the Tour due to his injuries.
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Robert Gesink recovered in time to enter into the Vuelta a Espana.
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Robert Gesink finished the Vuelta a Espana in 6th place; he was in 2nd place, but due to a fall where he sustained deep cuts in his knee, he was too injured to keep up in the final mountain stage.
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Robert Gesink took 6th place in the Giro di Lombardia and finished the season as 10th on the UCI World Ranking.
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Robert Gesink impressed during the most important stage, was in the top 3 and even had a chance at winning the tour, when in stage 5 he fell .
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Robert Gesink did not compete in any events for a while, while focusing on the Tour de France.
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Robert Gesink's form showed during the Tour de Suisse, where he was victorious in the most difficult stage.
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Robert Gesink participated in the Tour de France for the second time and completed it for the first time in 6th place in the general classification, the highest finishing position for a Dutch rider in over a decade, and 2nd in the young rider classification.
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Robert Gesink wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification from stages 10 to 15.
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Robert Gesink continued to show his good form in the Tour of the Basque Country where he finished third overall.
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Robert Gesink did not continue this good form in the Ardennes classics and a ninth place at the Amstel Gold Race was his best performance in the three races dominated by Philippe Gilbert.
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Robert Gesink finished third in the stage 5 time trial and enjoyed a prestigious victory on the slopes of Mount Baldy in stage 7 of the race, where he attacked 4.5 kilometres from the finish to take the leader's jersey and the mountaintop stage win.
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Robert Gesink's leading position was never seriously tested in the short final stage, and he won his first tour since the 2011 Tour of Oman.
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Robert Gesink then went on to participate in the Vuelta a Espana, and he made an impact by finishing in sixth position overall behind the winner Alberto Contador.
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Robert Gesink was always competitive in the mountains, which allowed him to retain such a high placing.
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Robert Gesink aimed to win the Giro d'Italia though he abandoned in the second week.
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Robert Gesink had a promising start to his 2014 season finishing 6th in the Tour Down Under and 5th in the Tour of Oman.
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Robert Gesink came back at La Fleche Wallonne with a 25th placing.
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Robert Gesink then raced the Tour de Romandie and finished 15th overall.
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Robert Gesink did even better in France, where he finished 6th, right behind big names like Contador and Nibali.
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The main goal for the 2016 season was the Tour de France however Robert Gesink crashed at the Tour de Suisse, and had no chance to recover in time for the Tour de France.
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Robert Gesink rode the Vuelta a Espana instead, and won Stage 14 to Col d'Aubisque.
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Robert Gesink finished on the podium several times during that Vuelta.
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Unfortunately Robert Gesink abandoned the Tour on the following stage after a crash.
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Robert Gesink continued to work hard during the winter meaning he did not have an off-season like other professional riders.
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Robert Gesink's goal was to get ready for the Tour Down Under which he eventually did and finished 10th overall.
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Robert Gesink had ambitions of winning a stage in the Giro d'Italia, and worked as a domestique to George Bennett for most of the race before eventually getting his chance on stage 20 where he finished 2nd behind Mikel Nieve.
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Robert Gesink started the Tour de France, and worked for most of stage 1 in the front to close in the gap from the breakaway so that Dylan Groenewegen would have a chance to sprint for the yellow jersey, however Groenewegen only finished 6th in that sprint.