Rui Oliveira

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Rui Oliveira
Oudenaarde - Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften, 11 april 2015 (B046).JPG
Oliveira in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameRui Filipe Alves Oliveira
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 25)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2015–2016Liberty Seguros-Carglass
Professional teams
2017–2018Axeon–Hagens Berman
2019–UAE Team Emirates[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Men's track cycling
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Grenchen Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Elimination race
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Elimination race
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Madison
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gwangmyeong Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gwangmyeong Madison
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Anadia Junior Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Anadia Junior Scratch
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (born 5 September 1996) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[3] He competed in the scratch event at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] His twin brother, Ivo Oliveira, is also an international track cyclist.

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[5]

Major results[]

2017
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Elimination race, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Elimination race, UEC European Track Championships
8th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
2018
1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Elimination race, UEC European Track Championships
6th Arno Wallaard Memorial
7th Handzame Classic
7th ZLM Tour
9th Primus Classic
2020
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Madison (with Ivo Oliveira), UEC European Track Championships
2021
UEC European Track Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Scratch race
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Madison (with Iúri Leitão)
2nd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 119 74
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References[]

  1. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2015 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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