Zepuntke at the 2016 Tour of Britain
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Ruben Zepuntke |
Born |
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
29 January 1993
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Development Team Sunweb |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team(s) | |
2012–2013 | Rabobank Continental Team |
Professional team(s) | |
2014 | Bissell Development Team |
2015–2016 | Cannondale–Garmin |
2017– | Development Team Sunweb |
Ruben Zepuntke (born 29 January 1993) is a German professional road racing cyclist who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Drapac. Zepuntke turned professional in 2014.
Zepuntke was born, raised, and resides in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 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.
Zepuntke competed with Rabobank Continental Team, a UCI ConTeam, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He competed with Bissell Development Team, a UCI ConTeam, in 2014.
Zepuntke signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
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