Reuben Thompson

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| name = Reuben Thompson

| image = 2021-07-25 0704 Reuben Thompson (Tour Alsace).jpg

| caption = Thompson during the fifth stage of the Tour Alsace 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|15|df=yes}}

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| height = 184cm{{cite web |title=Reuben Thompson |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/reuben-thompson |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=13 September 2021}}

| weight = 62kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|LTS}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| proyears1 = 2021–2022

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CGF|2021}}{{cite web |title=Talented teenage riders sign for Groupama-FDJ |url=https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/news-2/news/talented-teenage-riders-sign-for-groupama-fdj/ |website=Cycling New Zealand |access-date=13 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=GROUPAMA – FDJ |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/15314 |website=UCI |access-date=13 September 2021}}

| proyears2 = 2023–2024

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17720|title=Groupama - FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=9 January 2023}}

| proyears3 = 2025–

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|LTS|205}}

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Reuben Thompson (born 15 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|LTS}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/20288|title=Lotto|publisher=UCI|access-date=5 January 2025}}

File:Capodarco Gran Prix 2022.jpg

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.{{cite web |title=Kiwi rider takes top honours at Giro Valle D'Aosta |url=https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/news-2/news/kiwi-rider-takes-top-honours-at/ |website=Cycling New Zealand |access-date=3 October 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Chandler |first1=Philip |title=Reuben's proven wheel deal |url=https://www.scene.co.nz/features/reubens-proven-wheel-deal/ |website=Mountain Scene |access-date=13 September 2021 |language=en-NZ |date=23 July 2021}} Starting in 2023, Thompson will ride for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|FDJ|2022}}.{{cite web |title=Thompson making the step up |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cycling/thompson-making-step?fbclid=IwAR3lf0Ydl_H-s0Ydh_UUV0AX8Zv8C4r_jdf3J9Ks2wnQUsUv-nCIbCLMw3w |website=Otago Daily Times |access-date=13 September 2021 |language=en |date=9 September 2021}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Tracey |title=Reuben's rocky rides |url=https://www.scene.co.nz/sport-scene/other/reubens-rocky-rides/ |website=www.scene.co.nz |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=en |date=31 July 2022}} In August he rode the GP Capodarco where he came fourth, 7 seconds down on the winner.{{cite web |last1=Paoletti |first1=Michele |title=Reuben Thompson interview about Capodarco GP |url=https://seremailragno.com/reuben-thompson-interview-about-capodarco-gp/ |website=Seremailragno |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=it-IT |date=18 August 2022}}