Rider Profile
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa
EF Education-EasyPost

Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2025 - EF Education-EasyPost
- 2024 - EF Education-EasyPost
- 2023 - Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
- 2022 - UAE Team Emirates
- 2021 - UAE Team Emirates
- 2020 - UAE Team Emirates
- 2019 - UAE Team Emirates
- 2018 - UAE Team Emirates
- 2017 - UAE Team Emirates
- 2016 - Lampre - Merida
- 2015 - Lampre-Merida
- 2014 - Lampre-Merida
- 2013 - Movistar Team
- 2012 - Movistar Team
- 2011 - Movistar Team
- 2010 - Caisse d'Epargne
- 2009 - Caisse d'Epargne
- 2008 - Benfica
- 2007 - Benfica
Biography:
Key Results
2024
🥇 Portuguese National Championship road race
🥉 Portuguese National Championship time trial
2023
🥇 Japan Cup Road Race
🥇 One stage Vuelta a España
🥇 One stage and GC at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
🥇 Trofeo Calvia
🥈 Faun-Drôme Classic
🥉 One stage Volta ao Algarve
2022
🥉 GC Tour of Oman
🥉 GC Saudi Tour
2020
🥇 Portuguese National Championship road race
🥇 One stage at Saudi Tour
🥈 Portuguese National Championship time trial
🥉 One stage Vuelta a España
🥉 GC Tour du Limousin
🥉 GC Saudi Tour
2019
🥈 One stage and points classification at Vuelta a Burgos
🥈 Two stages, GC and points classification at Tour de Romandie
🥉 One stage at Vuelta a Burgos
2018
🥈 One stage at Tour of Oman
🥉 One stage at Tour de Romandie
2017
🥇 One stage and GC at Abu Dhabi Tour
🥈 Three stages at Giro d'Italia
🥈 One stage at Tour de Suisse
🥈 Two stages and GC at Tour of Oman
2016
🥈 One stage at Tour de France
🥉 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2015
🥇 Portuguese National Championship road race
🥉 GC at Critérium du Dauphiné
2014
🥇 GC at Tour de Suisse
🥈 GC at Paris-Nice
🥉 GP de Montréal
🥉 Il Lombardia
2013
🥇 UCI Road World Championships
🥇 Two stages Tour de France
🥇 GC at Tour de Suisse
🥉 GC Tour de Romandie
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