Kai Reus

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Kai Reus
Reus during the 2007 Tour de Romandie
Reus during the 2007 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full name Kai Reus
Date of birth March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11) (age 23)
Country Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 69 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Rabobank
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2007– Rabobank
Infobox last updated on:
August 15, 2007

Kai Reus (born March 11, 1985 in Winkel) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Rabobank.

During a training at the Col d'Iseran on July 12, 2007 after missing out on the 2007 Tour de France Reus fell from his bike and and fell 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.

[edit] Palmares

2003
World U19 Road Race Champion
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands U19 Time Trial Champion
2004
1st, Overall, Triptyque des Barrages
1st, Stage 1, GP Tell
2005
1st, Overall, Tour de Normandie
Winner Stage 4
1st, Overall, Thüringen-Rundfahrt
Winner Stage 2
1st, GP Pino Cerami
1st, Stages 3 & 5b, Circuito Montañes
2006
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands U23 Road Race Champion
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands U23 Time Trial Champion
1st, Overall, Tour de Normandie
Winner Prologue & Stage 5
1st, Ronde van Noord-Holland
1st, Liège-Bastogne-Liège - U23 version

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Persondata
NAME Reus, Kai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1985-03-11
PLACE OF BIRTH Winkel (North Holland), Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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