Kai Reus
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| Full name | Kai Reus | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 11, 1985 Niedorp, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist | |||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Rabobank GS3 | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Rabobank | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Cycling Team De Rijke | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | UnitedHealthcare | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Cycling Team De Rijke–Shanks | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Cyclingteam de Rijke | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Verandas Willems | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kai Reus (born March 11, 1985 in Niedorp, North Holland), is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Roompot–Oranje Peloton.
As a junior, Reus won the Junior men's road race during the 2003 UCI Road World Championships.
After missing out on the 2007 Tour de France Reus was training at the Col de l'Iseran on July 12, 2007. Reus fell from his bike and slipped into a coma. After team mate Michael Rasmussen won the yellow jersey during the Tour he dedicated the jersey to Reus. Eventually Reus would remain in coma until July 23. Reus returned to racing in the 2008 Tour of Missouri.[1]
Reus took a year off from cycling between 2010 and 2011 after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis and lost form.[2] He competed for Cycling Team De Rijke in 2011 and 2013, with a season at UnitedHealthcare in between.[3]
At the end of the 2016 season, Reus announced his retirement.[4]
Major results[]
- 2003
- World U19 Road Race Champion
Netherlands U19 Time Trial Champion- 2004
- 1st, Overall,
- 1st, Stage 1, GP Tell
- 2005
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Normandie
- Winner Stage 4
- 1st, Overall, Thüringen-Rundfahrt
- Winner Stage 2
- 1st, Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1st, Stages 3 & 5b, Circuito Montañés
- 2006
- Netherlands U23 Road Race Champion
- Netherlands U23 Time Trial Champion
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Normandie
- Winner Prologue & Stage 5
- 1st, Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 1st, U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2009
- 1st, Stage 2 Tour of Britain
- 2011
- 1st, Stage 1, Mi-Août en Bretagne
- 2012
- 1st, Stage 7, Volta a Portugal
References[]
- ^ Westemeyer, Susan (2008-09-10). "Reus returns to racing". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ Reus takes time off from cycling, return is questionable
- ^ Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Kai Reus confirms he'll race with UnitedHealthcare in 2012". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Zonneveld, Thijs (27 September 2016). "Kai Reus is klaar met wielrennen". AD. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
External links[]
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Profile at Rabobank official website
- Kai Reus at Trap-Friis.dk
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