Rui Costa (cyclist)
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This article is about the cyclist. For the footballer, see Rui Costa.
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa, ComIH[7] (born 5 October 1986) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[8] 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.[9]
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Faria and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
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Full name | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-10-05) 5 October 1986 (age 37) Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | EF Education–EasyPost | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
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2005–2006 | Santa Maria da Feira–E-Leclerc | ||||||||||||||
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2007–2008 | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Caisse d'Epargne[2] | ||||||||||||||
2014–2022 | Lampre–Merida[3][4][5][6] | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | ||||||||||||||
2024– | EF Education–EasyPost | ||||||||||||||
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