Personal information | |
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Born | Queenstown, New Zealand | 15 February 2001
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2021–2022 | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[2][3] |
2023– | Groupama–FDJ |
Reuben Thompson (born 15 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[4]
In July 2021 Thompson took the biggest win of his career taking home all the main jerseys in the Giro della Valle d'Aosta.[5][6] Starting in 2023, Thompson will ride for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[7] Starting as the defending champion at the Giro della Valle d'Aosta in 2022 Thompson finished in second place overall behind fellow team-leader Lenny Martinez.[8] In August he rode the GP Capodarco where he came fourth, 7 seconds down on the winner.[9]