Ruben Zepuntke (born 29 January 1993) is a German professional

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

. Between 2014 and 2017, Zepuntke competed as a professional

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, for the , , and .

Biography

Zepuntke was born, raised, and resides in

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, Germany. His father, Lutz, is a

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working in local government. His mother, Klaudia, is a community nurse and local

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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

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in 2014. He also has a sister, Nora, who works as a teacher in

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. Zepuntke competed with , a

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, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He competed with , in 2014. Zepuntke signed with , a

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, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

Major results

Sources: ;2010 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 6th Overall

Regio-Tour The Regio-Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held between France, Switzerland and Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Famous riders like Laurent Brochard, Jan Ullrich, ...

Juniors : 8th Overall

Trofeo Karlsberg The Saarland Trofeo, formerly the Trofeo Karlsberg, is a junior multi-day cycling race held annually in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the Nort ...

;2011 : 1st MaillotAllemania

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, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Overall

Niedersachsen Rundfahrt The Internationale Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt is a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. ...

Juniors : 5th

Paris–Roubaix Juniors Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior Paris–Roubaix classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club d ...

;2012 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 was a bicycle road race held annually in the German state of Thuringia. It was a stage race reserved to athletes under the age of 23. Since 2005, it was organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour. After the 201 ...

: 4th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt U23 : 7th

Paris–Roubaix Espoirs Paris–Roubaix Espoirs is a one-day road cycling race held annually in France. In 2005 the race was integrated into the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2U race. Held since 1967, it is the under-23 version of the Monument classic Paris–Roubaix ...

: 7th

Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean N ...

;2013 : 9th Overall

Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux is a Belgian cycle sport, cycling Road bicycle racing, road race. It was first held in 1996. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. List of winners ...

;2014 : 3rd Overall

Tour of Alberta The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one o ...

::1st Stage 1 ;2016 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Czech Cycling Tour The Czech Tour is an annual men's professional multiple stage bicycle race held in the Czech Republic. It is the largest race of its kind in the country. Since 2015, the Czech Tour has been included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 series. The to ...

References

External links

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Cycling Base: Ruben ZepuntkeCycling Quotient: Ruben Zepuntke
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Cannondale-Garmin: Ruben Zepuntke
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zepuntke, Ruben 1993 births Living people German male cyclists Sportspeople from Düsseldorf Cyclists from Düsseldorf (region) German male triathletes 21st-century German sportsmen