Ruben Zepuntke (born 29 January 1993) is a German professional triathlete. Between 2014 and 2017, Zepuntke competed as a professional road racing cyclist, for the Bissell Development Team, Cannondale–Drapac,[1][2] and Development Team Sunweb.
 Zepuntke at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Zepuntke |
| Born | 29 January 1993 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team | |
| 2012–2013 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Bissell Development Team |
| 2015–2016 | Cannondale–Garmin |
| 2017 | Development Team Sunweb |
Biography
editZepuntke was born, raised, and resides in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[3][4] His father, Lutz, is a landscape architect working in local government. His mother, Klaudia, is a community nurse and local Social Democratic politician in Düsseldorf, who was elected to the city council in 2009 and became one of three Honorary Mayors serving under the city's Lord Mayor Thomas Geisel in 2014. He also has a sister, Nora, who works as a teacher in special education.[5][6]
Zepuntke competed with Rabobank Continental Team, a UCI Continental team, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[7][8] He competed with Bissell Development Team, in 2014.[9][10]
Zepuntke signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[11][12]
Major results
edit- 2010
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 6th Overall Regio-Tour Juniors
- 8th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 2011
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 2nd Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt Juniors
- 5th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 4th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt U23
- 7th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 7th Omloop der Kempen
- 2013
- 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2014
- 3rd Overall Tour of Alberta
- 1st Stage 1
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
References
edit- ^ "Team Cannondale – Garmin (TCG) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Zepuntke". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Magnus Wikan; Joachim Breitbach (5 February 2014). "Ruben Zepuntke wechselt als Profi in die USA". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Michael Kerst (2 February 2015). "Radrenn-Profi Ruben Zepuntke: Düsseldorfs Hoffnung für die Tour de France". Express (in German). Cologne. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Kroenemeyer, Anne (14 July 2014). "Neue Bürgermeisterin will Ehrenamt stärken" [New mayor wants to strengthen volunteering]. RP Online (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Oberbürgermeister, Bürgermeisterin und Bürgermeister" [Lord Mayor and Honorary Mayors]. Düsseldorf (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel among five new recruits for Rabobank Continental". Cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Zabel-Sohn Rick wechselt zu Rabobank – Vater Erik ist stolz". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 22 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Pat Malach (2 February 2014). "14 riders make up Merckx's Bissell development team". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Brian Holcombe (17 December 2013). "Champion System, UnitedHealthcare women among new U.S. professional teams for 2014". VeloNews. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Gregor Brown (14 November 2014). "Cannondale-Garmin announces 2015 team line-up". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling unveils 2015 roster". VeloNews. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Zepuntke". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Zepuntke". Cycling Base. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Ruben Zepuntke". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
External links
edit
- Ruben Zepuntke at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Cycling Base: Ruben Zepuntke
- Cycling Quotient: Ruben Zepuntke
- Ruben Zepuntke at ProCyclingStats
- Cannondale-Garmin: Ruben Zepuntke
