Reuben Thompson

Reuben Thompson
Thompson during the fifth stage of the Tour Alsace 2021
Personal information
Born (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 25)
Queenstown, New Zealand
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Cycling career
Current teamLotto–Intermarché
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2021–2022Équipe Continentale Groupama–FDJ
2023–2024Groupama–FDJ
2025–Lotto

Reuben Thompson (born 15 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Intermarché.

Reuben Thompson during the Capodarco GP 2022. Ph: Michele Paoletti.

Career

In July 2021 Thompson took the biggest win of his career taking home all the main jerseys in the Giro della Valle d'Aosta. Starting in 2023, Thompson will ride for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. 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. In August he rode the GP Capodarco where he came fourth, 7 seconds down on the winner.

Major results

2019
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
6th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
2020
1st Stage 3 Tour of Southland
2021
1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Mountains classification
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1 (TTT) New Zealand Cycle Classic
3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Montbéliard
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2022
2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Young rider classification
2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
4th Overall Tour Alsace
4th GP Capodarco
5th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
5th Trofeo Bonin Costruzioni
2023
4th Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2024
Giro d'Italia —
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España 94
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ "Reuben Thompson". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Talented teenage riders sign for Groupama-FDJ". Cycling New Zealand. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "GROUPAMA – FDJ". UCI. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lotto". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kiwi rider takes top honours at Giro Valle D'Aosta". Cycling New Zealand. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Chandler, Philip (23 July 2021). "Reuben's proven wheel deal". Mountain Scene. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Thompson making the step up". Otago Daily Times. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Roxburgh, Tracey (31 July 2022). "Reuben's rocky rides". www.scene.co.nz. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Paoletti, Michele (18 August 2022). "Reuben Thompson interview about Capodarco GP". Seremailragno (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2022.