Ruben Zepuntke (born 29 January 1993) is a German professional triathlete. 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 UCI Continental team, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He competed with , in 2014. Zepuntke signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

Major results

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

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Juniors : 8th Overall

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;2011 : 1st MaillotAlemania

Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Overall

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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)

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: 4th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt U23 : 7th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 7th Omloop der Kempen ;2013 : 9th Overall

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;2014 : 3rd Overall Tour of Alberta ::1st Stage 1 ;2016 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

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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 North Rhine-Westphalia German male triathletes