The Giro won't be the only Grand Tour in Gesink's sights for his farewell year however, as the
Vuelta a Espana also looms for the Dutchman. "After the Giro, there is a long intermediate section planned, in which I may do the National Championships in my final year. Then I will climb again to go to the Vuelta a Espana via the Vuelta a Burgos,” he concludes.
A former wearer of the Red Jersey and a stage winner back in 2016, the Vuelta a Espana has always been one of Gesink's favourite races, so to finish his career there makes perfect sense.