Ruben Lenten (born 30 March 1988) is a Dutch professional
kite surfer who has won the
Red Bull King of the Air
Red Bull King of the Air is the premier big air kiteboarding competition featuring the best athletes from around the World. Riders are judged based upon the height of their jumps, variety of tricks, and style.
The competition began in 2000 at ...
in 2005.
Ruben started kiteboarding at the age of 12 and quickly made a name for himself as a rider who was willing to push the sport hard and take that extra risk out on the water. For a number of years Ruben competed on the PKRA freestyle world tour with a second position overall in 2005 as his best ranking.
Ruben was one of the first riders to try radical high-powered moves in gale force conditions, easily jumping over 15 m high. One of his signature moves has become the megaloop, where the kite is steered around in a tight circle while the rider is up really high in the air. (see photo link below)
In recent years Ruben has moved away from the competition scene and focused on other projects like producing kiteboarding movies and creating and organizing new kiteboarding concepts and events like the LEN10 Megaloop challenge. Ruben was instrumental in developing a new competition format that caters more to the public, featuring an easy to follow scoring system and higher and more spectacular jumps. Ruben did take part in the 2014 and 2015 King of the Air competitions in South Africa. He came in third in 2014 but crashed hard in this years final, dislocating his hand in the aftermath.
Together with other accomplished riders like
Aaron Hadlow
Aaron Hadlow (born 4 October 1988) is a professional kiteboarder who has won the Pro Kiteboard Riders' Association (PKRA) World Championships five times.
He began in 2004, encountering competition from Ruben Lenten and Kevin Langeree in 200 ...
and
Robby Naish
Robert Staunton Naish (born April 23, 1963 in La Jolla, San Diego, California) is an American athlete and entrepreneur who has won 24 World Championship Windsurfing titles. He is also considered a pioneer of kiteboarding and standup paddleboar ...
Ruben is currently working on a project that strives to really put the kiteboarding industry on the map by making the biggest kiteboard movie to date.
Ruben has worked with Aaron Hadlow in the past. Together they partnered with RedBull to make a web series called "On the Loose".
Ruben is currently sponsored by Kitemana.
External links
Ruben's personal homepageRuben Lenten photos
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lenten, Ruben
1988 births
Living people
Dutch kitesurfers
People from Noordwijk
Male kitesurfers
Sportspeople from South Holland