.JPG) Reus in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kai Reus | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | WV West Frisia | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | A de Jong Groep | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Kai Reus (born 11 March 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 12 July 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 23 July. 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]
- ^ 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.