Rui Oliveira

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 (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj fɨˈlipɨ ˈalvɨz ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ]; 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.

Rui Oliveira

Oliveira at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Full name	Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira
Born	(1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28) Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team	UAE Team Emirates XRG
Disciplines	Track Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2015–2016	Liberty Seguros-Carglass
Professional teams
2017–2018	Axeon–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 2024 Paris Madison European Championships 2021 Grenchen Scratch 2018 Glasgow Elimination 2020 Plovdiv Madison 2023 Grenchen Elimination 2025 Heusden-Zolder Elimination 2017 Berlin Elimination 2021 Grenchen Madison 2025 Heusden-Zolder Madison Junior World Championships 2014 Gwangmyeong Scratch 2014 Gwangmyeong Madison U23 & Junior European Championships 2013 Anadia Junior Scratch 2014 Anadia Junior Scratch

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
Giro d'Italia	—	—	141	—	121
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—
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)

2025

UEC European Championships

2nd Elimination

3rd Madison (with Ivo Oliveira)