Rui Oliveira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
Rui Oliveira
Oliveira during a press conference in 2017 with a silver medal. He is a young, white man with brown hair, wearing a white cycling suit.
Oliveira at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Full nameRui Filipe Alves Oliveira
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates XRG
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2015–2016Liberty Seguros-Carglass
Professional teams
2017–2018Axeon–Hagens Berman
2019–UAE Team Emirates[1][2]
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Madison (2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Madison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Grenchen Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Elimination
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 Grenchen Elimination
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Elimination
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

Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuj fɨˈlipɨ ˈalvɨʃ oliˈvejɾɐ]; born 5 September 1996) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.[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]

Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Iúri Leitão.

Major results

Road

2017
8th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Young rider classification
2018
1st Road race, National Under-23 Championships
6th Arno Wallaard Memorial
7th Handzame Classic
7th ZLM Tour
9th Primus Classic
2021
2nd Road race, National Championships
2022
4th Road race, National Championships
2023
2nd Road race, National Championships
8th Trofeo Ses Salines–Alcúdia
9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2024
2nd Road race, National Championships
3rd Super 8 Classic
8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
9th Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
10th Grand Prix de Wallonie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 141 — 121
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 119 74 — 148 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

2013
1st Scratch, National Junior Championships
2014
National Junior Championships
1st Sprint
1st Team sprint
1st Team pursuit
UCI World Junior Championships
3rd Scratch
3rd Madison (with Ivo Oliveira)
3rd Scratch, UEC European Junior Championships
2016
1st Keirin, National Championships
2017
1st Elimination, UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd Elimination, UEC European Championships
3rd Madison (with Ivo Oliveira), UCI World Cup, Minsk
2018
1st Madison (with Ivo Oliveira), National Championships
2nd Elimination, UEC European Championships
2019
National Championships
1st Madison (with João Matias)
1st Omnium
3rd Omnium, UCI World Cup, Minsk
2020
2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Ivo Oliveira)
2021
UEC European Championships
1st Scratch
3rd Madison (with Iúri Leitão)
2023
2nd Elimination, UEC European Championships
2024
1st Madison, Olympic Games (with Iúri Leitão)

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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