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With the trousers down
My first Giro d'Italia I started satisfactorily. It is a beautiful round with almost every day spectacle in this first week. I think it's nice, although I must say that it is already very heavy. You...[more]
Time flies!
The high-altitude training of the Blanco Giro-squad seems to go very fast! We are already 2 weeks at the Teide with a group of 6 riders and 3 supervisors and the atmosphere is good.[more]
Altitude training Tenerife
Since yesterday the Parador Hotel in the Parque Nacional de las Canadas del Teide on Tenerife is my home.[more]
From Paris to Barcelona
Barcelona, 2 hours after the finish of the Volta a Catalunya we walk out the door of a coffeecorner where the family Kruijswijk and Gesink have just talked about the past week.[more]
Beautiful Vuelta
The Vuelta a España is not only the first Grand Tour I ever rode, but it is also a Tour on which I almost have nothing more than good memories. [more]
Motivation is back
I missed the climax in the Tour de France, but I have a good reason. The last three days I've been back to Girona to pick up the training. In total I spent seventeen hours on the bike. You can say I...[more]
Fantastic boost
However we came to the Tour for a short classification, the stage victory of Luis Leon is a big bandage on the wound. I find it very clever of the men who are still in the Tour, that they can convert...[more]
Learned of last year
PORRENTRUY – The idea that this Tour de France is lost, I try to put off me. Of course my plan was to ride a good classification. And then the first ambition is to see how far you can come. That...[more]
Boost for the morale
In sporting terms, the prologue and the first ride in the Tour de France went well for us. Saturday we have limited the damage on the most important competitors and to men like Frank Schleck, Levi...[more]
Fall Sanchez provides hangover
Robert Gesink looks in his column for De Telegraaf / Telesport back on the first two days of the Tour de France. "In sporting terms, the prologue and the first ride in the Tour de France went well...[more]
Comfortable in my skin
After a disappointing start of the Tour of Switzerland, I feel better every day. Although I was disappointed about the second stage with arrival at Verbier, where I couldn't go up with the best, I...[more]
Building to trust
With fresh sense I travel down to Santa Rosa today, where the Tour of California will start next Sunday. Shortly after the classics I already traveled to the United States with my girlfriend and...[more]
"Strength in dead race moments"
The double fracture in my upper leg finally disappeared out of my head. I am totally not busy with that. In fact, I'd say that I am totally recoverd from that. Looking back, it all went smoothly. The...[more]
English version of my website.
Hello cycling fans from all over the world! Welcome at robertgesink.nl![more]
Tour team starts to color Orange
The birth of my daughter Anne has made me smiling every morning when I woke up. When I am sitting with her on the couch and see her dreaming away or I see her draw funny faces to me, then I enjoy...[more]