Kai Reus

Kai Reus
	File:Kai Reus 5.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Kai Reus
Born	March 11, 1985 (age 39); Niedorp, the Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Cyclingteam de Rijke
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Breakaway specialist
Professional team(s)
2004–2005	Rabobank TT3
2006–2010	Rabobank Pro Tour
2011	Cycling Team De Rijke
2012	UnitedHealthcare
2013	Cycling Team De Rijke–Shanks
2014	ParkHotel Cycling Team
2015	Verandas Willems
	Infobox last updated on; 19 December 2013

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Reus during the 2007 Tour de Romandie

Kai Reus (born March 11, 1985 in Niedorp (North Holland)), is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cyclingteam de Rijke.

After missing out on the 2007 Tour de France Reus was training at the Col d'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]