Reuben Thompson

Reuben Thompson
	Thompson during the fifth stage of the Tour Alsace 2021
Personal information
Born	15 February 2001 (age 24); Queenstown, New Zealand
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lotto
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2021–2022	Groupama–FDJ Continental Team
2023–2024	Groupama–FDJ
2025–	Lotto[template problem]

Reuben Thompson (born 15 February 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7] Starting in 2023, Thompson will ride for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.^[8] 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.^[9] In August he rode the GP Capodarco where he came fourth, 7 seconds down on the winner.^[10]

2019

3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

6th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour

2020

1st Stage 3 Tour of Southland

2021

1st

1st

Mountains classification

1st

Points classification

3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

2022

2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes

1st

Young rider classification

1st Stage 4

4th Overall Tour Alsace

5th Trofeo Bonin Costruzioni

2023

4th Road race, National Road Championships

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