Kiel Reijnen (born June 1, 1986) is an American cyclist, who currently competes for American gravel team Trek Driftless.[4] Reijnen previously competed in road racing between 2008 and 2021 for the Jelly Belly–Kenda, Team Type 1–Sanofi, UnitedHealthcare and Trek–Segafredo teams.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1986 Bainbridge Island, Washington |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trek Driftless |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter (road) |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008 | Waste Management |
| 2022– | Trek Driftless |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008–2010 | Jelly Belly Cycling Team |
| 2011–2012 | Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis |
| 2013–2015 | UnitedHealthcare[1] |
| 2016–2021 | Trek–Segafredo[2][3] |
Career
editReijnen was born in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
In 2010 he finished third in the United States National Road Race Championships,[5] and had several strong results while riding in events in the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour – he won the Tour of Thailand, finished third in the Tour of Qinghai Lake,[6] and came in the top 10 of both the Tour of Hainan and the Tour de Korea. After moving to Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis, he missed more than six months of racing in 2011 due to a virus,[7] but finished the season with an overall victory in the Tour du Rwanda – part of the 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour – as well as four stage wins.[8][9] In 2012, he finished third in the United States National Road Race Championships for the second time in three years,[10] and finished ninth overall at the Tour of Qinghai Lake.[11]
UnitedHealthcare (2013–15)
editIn 2013 he switched teams to UnitedHealthcare,[12] and competed in the Tour of the Gila, where he won stage 4,[13] and also the Tour of Utah where he finished 3rd in the points classification behind Michael Matthews and Greg Van Avermaet.[14] He won the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic and finished third again at the United States National Road Race Championships.[15] In 2014 he finished second to Jure Kocjan in the points classification at the Tour of Utah, won the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic for the second successive year as well as a stage and the sprints classification in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.[16][17] In 2015 he once again won a stage and the sprints competition in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge,[18][19] and won the King of the Mountains competition in the Tour de Langkawi.[20] For the fourth time in six years, he finished third at the United States National Road Race Championships,[21] and won the opening stage of the Tour of Utah.[22]
Trek–Segafredo (2016–21)
editIn September 2015, Reijnen signed a contract with Trek Factory Racing, later renamed Trek–Segafredo, for the 2016 season.[23] He won the fifth stage of the Tour of Utah and took the overall points classification.[24][25] Reijnen also entered the first Grand Tour of his career when he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.[26] During the race he earned two top 10 stage finishes while riding as a domestique, in support of Spain's Haimar Zubeldia, as well as Fabio Felline,[27] who ultimately won the points classification. In 2017, Reijnen took another top-ten finish at the United States National Road Race Championships,[28] and he made his individual début at the UCI Road World Championships, competing in the road race. He contested the Vuelta a España in 2018,[29] and 2019, completing both. In the latter, he was initially riding in support of Gianluca Brambilla as well as sprinter John Degenkolb, but Degenkolb was unable to claim any stage victories and the highest placed rider on the general classification ended up being fellow American Peter Stetina. In his final two seasons, Reijnen did not record any top-ten finishes and he failed to finish the 2021 Vuelta a España.
Gravel racing
editIn June 2021, he competed in Unbound Gravel, being a favorite to win along with other American professionals including Ian Boswell and Quinn Simmons. Unfortunately for Reijnen he suffered a mechanical early in the race while riding in the front group. He was no longer concerned with winning the race, but he wanted to finish the race to honor the hundreds of other participating riders.[30] As such he picked up his bike and began running, hoping to reach the first neutral zone about thirty miles away where he could have repairs made. After making some running repairs to get his bike rolling again,[30] so he no longer had to carry it, he continued walking, but after eighteen miles he realized he did not have enough water for the remaining journey and withdrew from the race.[30]
Following his retirement from road racing, Reijnen formed part of a three-rider Trek Driftless setup for the 2022 season along with Amity Rockwell and Ruth Winder, who had also retired from road racing following the 2021 season.[4]
Personal life
editReijnen attended the University of Colorado Boulder and obtained a degree in mechanical engineering.[31] A member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Reijnen is married with two daughters.[4]
Major results
edit- 2008
- 5th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Tour of Thailand
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 4th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 6th Overall Tour de Korea
- 2011
- 1st Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 2012
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2013
- 1st Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
- 1st Bucks County Classic
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2014
- 1st Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
- Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic
- 1st Clarendon Cup
- 1st Crystal Cup
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st
Sprints classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2015
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Utah
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Langkawi - 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2016
- Tour of Utah
- 1st
Sprints classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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Did not contest during his career | |||||
| Tour de France
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| Vuelta a España
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132 | — | 135 | 141 | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Kiel Reijnen » UnitedHealthcare". Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Adventure ahoy! Meet the three riders of Trek's new all-surface program". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. February 17, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 19, 2010). "A new King crowned in Greenville". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "'Jelly Belly saved my career'". VeloNews. Outside Media. July 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
In his final year with the team, 2010, Reijnen won Tour of Thailand, was third at the brutal Tour of Qinghai Lake in China, third at U.S. pro road nationals, and fourth at Hainan.
- ^ Carrey, Pierre (November 20, 2011). "Team Type 1 at the Tour of Rwanda for charity and victory". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Reijnen takes his fourth stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 23, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Carrey, Pierre (November 28, 2011). "Video: Kiel Reijnen talks about his recipe for success". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Browne, Neil (May 28, 2012). "Duggan wins US professional road championship". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Alizadeh wins 2012 Tour of Qinghai Lake". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. July 14, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "UnitedHealthcare confirms eight new riders for 2013". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 19, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Malach, Pat (May 5, 2013). "Hall and Reijnen sprint to Silver City victory". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Danielson wins Tour of Utah". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. August 11, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Reijnen continues fine streak for UnitedHealthcare with Philly Cycling Classic victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (June 1, 2014). "Reijnen repeats as Philly Classic champion". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (December 30, 2014). "Reijnen aiming higher after successful 2014 season". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Malach, Pat (August 19, 2015). "USA Pro Challenge: Reijnen wins stage 3 in Aspen". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Malach, Pat (August 23, 2015). "Murphy wins final USA Pro Challenge stage in Denver". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (March 15, 2015). "Reijnen: Langkawi mountains classification gives me and the team more confidence". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Burns, Ted (May 25, 2015). "Busche secures stars-and-stripes jersey at US pro road championships". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Reijnen wins at Tour of Utah, Phinney finishes third". USA Today. Gannett. Associated Press. August 3, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Reijnen joins Trek Factory Racing for 2016". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tour of Utah: Kiel Reijnen wins stage 5 in Bountiful". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. August 5, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tour of Utah: Morton escapes to claim final stage". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. August 7, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ Petty, Daniel (September 8, 2016). "At 30, Kiel Reijnen is finally getting his shot at a Grand Tour with Vuelta a España". The Denver Post. Mac Tully, Digital First Media. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (June 25, 2017). "US Pro Championships: Warbasse takes men's road title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Gregor (September 11, 2018). "Reijnen's 'best rest day' ideal for final Vuelta push". VeloNews. Outside Media. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c Nicholson, Kit (June 6, 2021). "Kiel Reijnen ran for 18 miles after race-ending mechanical at Unbound Gravel". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "USA Pro Challenge 2014: Stage 1 Results". August 18, 2014.
External links
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- Kiel Reijnen at UCI
- Kiel Reijnen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kiel Reijnen at ProCyclingStats
- Kiel Reijnen at Cycling Quotient
- Kiel Reijnen at CycleBase
