Rui 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.

Rui Oliveira
Oliveira in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameRui Filipe Alves Oliveira
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996
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
Men's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 GrenchenScratch
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowElimination
Silver medal – second place2020 PlovdivMadison
Silver medal – second place2023 GrenchenElimination
Bronze medal – third place2017 BerlinElimination
Bronze medal – third place2021 GrenchenMadison
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 GwangmyeongScratch
Bronze medal – third place2014 GwangmyeongMadison
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 AnadiaJunior Scratch
Bronze medal – third place2014 AnadiaJunior Scratch
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

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

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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 141 —
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 race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd Elimination race, UEC European Championships
3rd Madison (with Ivo Oliveira), UCI World Cup, Minsk
2018
1st Madison (with Ivo Oliveira), National Championships
2nd Elimination race, UEC European Championships
2019
National Championships
1st Madison (with João Matias)
1st Omnium
3rd Omnium, UCI World Cup, Minsk
2020
2nd Madison (with Ivo Oliveira), UEC European Championships
2021
UEC European Championships
1st Scratch
3rd Madison (with Iúri Leitão)
2023
2nd Elimination race, UEC European Championships

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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