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Robert Gesink

    Key Stats

    Team: Rabobank
    Nationality: Dutch
    Born: May 31, 1986
    Hometown: Varsseveld, The Netherlands
    Height: 6-foot-1
    Weight: 150 pounds
    Strengths: climbing
    Turned Pro: 2007

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    Best Young Rider, Amgen Tour of California 2007
    9th, Fleche-Wallone 2007
    4th, Tour of Belgium 2007
    Best Young Rider, Tour of Germany 2007

    Biography

    Gesink made his debut with Rabobank as an elite professional after riding with the team’s continental squad in 2006.