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Kai Reus Reus

    Key Stats

    Team: Rabobank
    Nationality: Dutch
    Born: March 11, 1985
    Hometown: Winkel, The Netherlands
    Height: 6-foot
    Weight: 150 pounds
    Strengths: breakaways, time trialing
    Turned Pro: 2007

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    2006
    1st, Liege-Bastogne-Liege U23
    1st, Tour of North Holland
    1st, Tour of Normandy
    1st, stage 5 Tour of Normandy
    1st, Dutch U23 road race championship
    1st, Dutch U23 time trial championship

    2003
    1st, world junior road race championship

    Biography

    On July 12, 2007, Reus crashed on his bike and went into a coma. Teammate Michael Rasmussen dedicated his yellow jersey from the Tour de France to Reus.