Kai Reus

Kai Reus (born 11 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for .

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.

Reus took a year off from cycling between 2010 and 2011 after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis and lost form. He competed for in 2011 and 2013, with a season at in between.

At the end of the 2016 season, Reus announced his retirement.

Major results

2003

1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup

1st Overall Tour de l'Abitibi 1st Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud 1st Prologue 1st Overall Driedaagse van Axel 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 4 1st Overall Junior Tour of Ireland 1st Stages 2 & 3 1st Overall Euregio Autolease Heuvelland Tour 1st Stage 2 3rd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde Juniors 4th Overall Tour de Lorraine Juniors 1st Stage 4 (ITT) 2004 1st Overall Triptyque des Barrages 4th Overall Olympia's Tour 4th Chrono des Nations U23 4th Overall Tweedaagse der Gaverstreek 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 6th Overall GP Tell 1st Stage 1 8th Ronde van Noord-Holland 2005 1st Overall Tour de Normandie 1st Stage 4 1st Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt 1st Stage 2 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami 1st Stages 3 & 5b (ITT) Circuito Montañés 3rd Ronde van Noord-Holland 5th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 6th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques 2006 National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Overall Tour de Normandie 1st Prologue & Stage 5 1st Ronde van Noord-Holland 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 3rd Rund um Köln 6th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém 7th Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal 2009 4th Overall Tour of Britain 1st Stage 2 2011 1st Stage 1 Mi-Août en Bretagne 2012 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal 2015 6th Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 8th Duo Normand