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Historic Overview Rui Alberto Faria da Costa

Rider

Overall Rank121
NameRui Alberto Faria da COSTA
Country
  Portugal
Date of birth05-Oct-1986 - Póvoa de Varzim (Porto)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Rui Alberto Faria da Costa

Rui Alberto Faria da Costa, ComIH (born 5 October 1986) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. He is best known for winning the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in Tuscany, Italy (the first Portuguese rider to do so), three stages of the Tour de France in 2011 and 2013, one stage in the Vuelta a España in 2023, and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Tour de Suisse, becoming the first cyclist to win the event for three consecutive years.

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Badges

9 3 2 6 25

Major Victories

World Championships Road Race 2013
Tour de Suisse 2012, 2013, 2014
GP de Montréal 2011
Vuelta a Valencia 2023
UAE Tour 2017
Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta 2013
Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid 2011
4 Jours de Dunkerque 2009
Japan Cup 2023
Trofeo Calvia 2023
Tour de France - stages 2011 (1), 2013 (2)
Vuelta a España - stages 2023 (1)
Dauphiné Libéré - stages 2015 (1)
Tour de Suisse - stages 2010 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (1)
Vuelta a Valencia - stages 2023 (1)
UAE Tour - stages 2017 (1)
Saudi Tour - stages 2020 (1)
More results

Seasons

Rui Alberto Faria da Costa - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 2005 Elite without contract 1 2494
2. 2006 Elite without contract 4 2083
3. 2007 Benfica 92 527
4. 2008 Benfica 241 288
5. 2009 Caisse d'Epargne 338 194
6. 2010 Caisse d'Epargne 228 282
7. 2011 Movistar Team 970 54
8. 2012 Movistar Team 1926 10
9. 2013 Movistar Team 2437 6
10. 2014 Lampre - Merida 1854 15
11. 2015 Lampre - Merida 1643 21
12. 2016 Lampre - Merida 1624 13
13. 2017 UAE Team Emirates 1138 46
14. 2018 UAE Team Emirates 805 84
15. 2019 UAE Team Emirates 1027 64
16. 2020 UAE Team Emirates 485 98
17. 2021 UAE Team Emirates 600 108
18. 2022 UAE Team Emirates 126 523
19. 2023 Intermarché - Circus - Wanty 1027 48
20. 2024 EF Education - Easypost 15 594
Overall: 16581 121