Robert Gesink misses Team Jumbo-Visma training camp with positive Covid-19 test

The 35-year-old's son contracted the virus a day before he tested positive

Robert Gesink Covid-19
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Robert Gesink will miss Team Jumbo-Visma's first training camp in Spain after testing positive for Covid-19.

The Netherlands-based outfit are currently in Girona preparing for the 2022 season. However, they are currently without cyclocross competitor Wout van Aert, with Gesink now joining the Belgian in being absent from the training camp, albeit for different reason.

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Ryan is a staff writer for Cycling Weekly, having joined the team in September 2021. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before making his way to cycling. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer.