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Rui Costa

1986 - Today

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Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Rui Costa is the 441st most popular cyclist (down from 314th in 2024), the 456th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 416th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Rui Costa ranks 441 out of 1,613. Before him are Romāns Vainšteins, Michał Kwiatkowski, Jean-François Bernard, Éric Caritoux, Fabio Baldato, and Francesco Casagrande. After him are André Greipel, Michael Rich, Vasil Kiryienka, Marcel Kittel, Damiano Cunego, and Max Sciandri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Rui Costa ranks 270. Before him are Mustafa Ali, Evgeni Malkin, Michelle Waterson, DJ Snake, Lee Donghae, and Muriqui. After him are Ana Brenda Contreras, Vieirinha, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Koya Saito, Sergiy Stakhovsky, and Marcel Granollers.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Rui Costa ranks 456 out of 633. Before him are André Ventura (1983), Pedro Chaves (1965), Jonathan Jones (null), Lúcia Moniz (1976), Fábio Vieira (2000), and Ana Moura (1979). After him are Vieirinha (1986), Gerson Rodrigues (1995), Pedro Neto (2000), Ró-Ró (1990), Rúben Dias (1997), and António Leitão (1960).

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Among CYCLISTS In Portugal

Among cyclists born in Portugal, Rui Costa ranks 1. After him are João Almeida (1998), Sérgio Paulinho (1980), José Azevedo (1973), Nelson Oliveira (1989), Tiago Machado (1985), Ivo Oliveira (1996), Ruben Guerreiro (1994), Rui Oliveira (1996), José Gonçalves (1989), Iúri Leitão (1998), and Manuel Cardoso (1983).

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