Robert Gesink: Dutch courage at the Vuelta

Rabobank’s Robert Gesink crossed the finish line at the end of Wednesday’s 17th stage of the Vuelta a España with a large white bandage on his left leg and blood seeping through the cloth. It was a frustrating moment for the talented 23-year-old, who had already crashed out of the Tour de France this year. He was one of several riders who hit the deck 126 kilometres into the stage to Talavera de la Reina and, together with a concussed Ezequiel Mosquera, the most badly injured.