Rui Alberto Faria COSTA
 
Country:    Portugal
Born:   1986-10-05 (33)
Gender:  
Family:   Brother of Mario Jorge Faria Costa
  
  
  
Source: Movistar 
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Important victories
  World Championships (2013)
Year   Teams    CycleBase
Rankings		    Wins (UCI)
  2007    Benfica       1465    1
  2008    Benfica       500    2
  2009    Caisse d`Epargne       139    2
  2010    Caisse d`Epargne       232    2
  2011    Movistar (1/4-31/12)      58    3
  2012    Movistar       11    2
  2013    Movistar       7    8
  2014    Lampre - Merida       13    2
  2015    Lampre - Merida       21    2
  2016    Lampre - Merida       30    -
  2017    UAE Emirates       44    3
  2018    UAE Emirates       76    -
  2019    UAE Emirates       61    -
  2020    UAE Emirates  (-2021)     -    -
Results | Wins | Analysis

2007

Giro delle Regione (26/4-1/5)
  1st place
  3rd place in 1st stage
World Championships U23 (29/9)
  15th place

2008

Volta ao Algarve (20-24/2)
  2nd place in 5th stage
Giro delle Regione (26/4-1/5)
  2nd place
  1st place in 4th stage
  3rd place in 6th stage
Clasica Alcobendas (10-11/5)
  5th place
GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis (15-18/5)
  10th place
GP Saguenay (5-8/6)
  2nd place
  2nd place in 3rd stage
  1st place in 4th stage
Ronde van de Toekomst (5-14/9)
  2nd place
  3rd place in 6th stage
  3rd place in 8th stage
World Championships ITT U23 (23/9)
  8th place
World Championships U23 (26/9)
  5th place

2009

Milano - San Remo (21/3 - World Tour)
  79th place
Tour of Flanders (5/4 - World Tour)
  113rd place
Paris - Roubaix (12/4 - World Tour)
  58th place
Amstel Gold Race (19/4 - World Tour)
  120th place
Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (5-10/5)
  1st place
  2nd place in 4th stage
  2nd place in 5th stage
Tour de Suisse (13-21/6 - World Tour)
  12nd place
NC Portugal (28/6)
  2nd place
Tour de France (4-26/7)
  DNF
World Championships (27/9)
  69th place
Ronde van Chihuahua (4-10/10)
  3rd place
  1st place in 3rd stage
Giro di Lombardia (17/10 - World Tour)
  25th place

2010

Trofeo Deia (10/2)
  1st place
Volta ao Algarve (17-21/2)
  6th place
Milano - San Remo (20/3 - World Tour)
  49th place
Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (5-9/5)
  2nd place in 4th stage
Tour de Suisse (12-20/6 - World Tour)
  1st place in 8th stage
Tour de France (3-25/7)
  71st place

2011

Tour de Romandie (26/4-1/5 - World Tour)
  18th place
  4th place in 2nd stage
Vuelta a Madrid (7-8/5)
  1st place
  2nd place in prologue
  2nd place in 2nd stage
Circuit de Lorraine (18-22/5)
  4th place
  2nd place in 4th stage
Tour de France (2-24/7 - World Tour)
  89th place
  1st place in 8th stage
GP Quebec (9/9 - World Tour)
  11st place
GP Montreal (11/9 - World Tour)
  1st place
World Championships ITT (21/9)
  49th place
World Championships (25/9)
  15th place
Il Lombardia (15/10 - World Tour)
  25th place

2012

Trofeo Deia (7/2)
  2nd place
Volta ao Algarve (15-19/2)
  5th place
  3rd place in 3rd stage
Milano - San Remo (17/3 - World Tour)
  51st place
GP Miguel Indurain (31/3)
  4th place
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (2-7/4 - World Tour)
  15th place
Amstel Gold Race (15/4 - World Tour)
  19th place
La Flèche Wallonne (18/4 - World Tour)
  18th place
Liege - Bastogne - Liege (22/4 - World Tour)
  17th place
Tour de Romandie (24-29/4 - World Tour)
  3rd place
  2nd place in 2nd stage
  4th place in 5th stage
Tour de Suisse (9-17/6 - World Tour)
  1st place
  1st place in 2nd stage
  1st place in ranking after 2nd stage
  1st place in ranking after 3rd stage
  1st place in ranking after 4th stage
  1st place in ranking after 5th stage
  1st place in ranking after 6th stage
  1st place in ranking after 7th stage
  1st place in ranking after 8th stage
Tour de France (30/6-22/7 - World Tour)
  18th place
Olympic Games (28/7)
  13rd place
Ronde van Poitou Charentes (21-24/8)
  7th place
GP Plouay (26/8 - World Tour)
  2nd place
GP Quebec (7/9 - World Tour)
  3rd place
GP Montreal (9/9 - World Tour)
  8th place
World Championships (23/9)
  11st place
Il Lombardia (29/9 - World Tour)
  38th place
Tour of Beijing (9-13/10 - World Tour)
  9th place
  5th place in 3rd stage

2013

Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (5/2)
  4th place
Volta ao Algarve (14-17/2)
  5th place
  2nd place in 3rd stage
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (1-6/4 - World Tour)
  13rd place
GP Primavera (7/4)
  1st place
La Flèche Wallonne (17/4 - World Tour)
  32nd place
Liege - Bastogne - Liege (21/4 - World Tour)
  9th place
Tour de Romandie (23-28/4 - World Tour)
  3rd place
  5th place in prologue
  3rd place in 4th stage
Tour de Suisse (8-16/6 - World Tour)
  1st place
  2nd place in 3rd stage
  1st place in 7th stage
  1st place in 9th stage
NC Portugal ITT (21/6)
  1st place
Tour de France (29/6-21/7 - World Tour)
  27th place
  1st place in 16th stage
  1st place in 19th stage
GP Quebec (13/9 - World Tour)
  5th place
GP Montreal (15/9 - World Tour)
  6th place
World Championships TTT (22/9)
  10th place
World Championships (29/9)
  1st place
Il Lombardia (6/10 - World Tour)
  38th place
Tour of Beijing (11-15/10 - World Tour)
  4th place
  4th place in 4th stage

2014

Volta ao Algarve (19-23/2)
  3rd place
  2nd place in 1st stage
  2nd place in 2nd stage
  2nd place in 4th stage
Paris - Nice (9-16/3 - World Tour)
  2nd place
  2nd place in 6th stage
  2nd place in 7th stage
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (7-12/4 - World Tour)
  51st place
Amstel Gold Race (20/4 - World Tour)
  17th place
La Flèche Wallonne (23/4 - World Tour)
  53rd place
Tour de Romandie (29/4-4/5 - World Tour)
  3rd place
  7th place in 1st stage
  3rd place in 3rd stage
  8th place in 5th stage
Tour de Suisse (14-22/6 - World Tour)
  1st place
  3rd place in 7th stage
  1st place in 9th stage
NC Portugal ITT (27/6)
  2nd place
Tour de France (5-27/7 - World Tour)
  DNF
GP Montreal (14/9 - World Tour)
  2nd place
World Championships (28/9)
  23rd place
Il Lombardia (5/10 - World Tour)
  3rd place
Tour of Beijing (10-14/10 - World Tour)
  4th place
  3rd place in 2nd stage
  4th place in 4th stage

2015

Tour of Oman (17-22/2)
  11st place
  6th place in 4th stage
Paris - Nice (8-15/3 - World Tour)
  4th place
  6th place in 4th stage
  3rd place in 6th stage
  3rd place in 7th stage
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (6-11/4 - World Tour)
  7th place
  9th place in 4th stage
  8th place in 6th stage
Amstel Gold Race (19/4 - World Tour)
  4th place
La Flèche Wallonne (22/4 - World Tour)
  28th place
Liege - Bastogne - Liege (26/4 - World Tour)
  4th place
Tour de Romandie (28/4-3/5 - World Tour)
  25th place
  5th place in 2nd stage
  4th place in 3rd stage
Dauphiné Libéré (7-14/6 - World Tour)
  3rd place
  1st place in 6th stage
  9th place in 7th stage
  3rd place in 8th stage
NC Portugal ITT (26/6)
  8th place
NC Portugal (28/6)
  1st place
Tour de France (4-26/7 - World Tour)
  DNF
GP Plouay (30/8 - World Tour)
  26th place
GP Quebec (11/9 - World Tour)
  24th place
GP Montreal (13/9 - World Tour)
  3rd place
World Championships (27/9)
  9th place
Il Lombardia (4/10 - World Tour)
  46th place

2016

Dubai Tour (3-6/2)
  14th place
Tour of Oman (16-21/2)
  5th place
  9th place in 2nd stage
  5th place in 4th stage
Paris - Nice (6-13/3 - World Tour)
  9th place
  7th place in 6th stage
  7th place in 7th stage
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (4-9/4 - World Tour)
  7th place
  7th place in 2nd stage
  2nd place in 4th stage
  9th place in 5th stage
  7th place in 6th stage
Amstel Gold Race (17/4 - World Tour)
  17th place
La Flèche Wallonne (20/4 - World Tour)
  10th place
Liege - Bastogne - Liege (24/4 - World Tour)
  3rd place
Tour de Romandie (26/4-1/5 - World Tour)
  6th place
  3rd place in 2nd stage
  7th place in 4th stage
GP des Kantons Aargau (9/6)
  20th place
Tour de Suisse (11-19/6 - World Tour)
  8th place in 3rd stage
  7th place in 7th stage
  6th place in 9th stage
Tour de France (2-24/7 - World Tour)
  49th place
  2nd place in 9th stage
  5th place in 20th stage
Olympic Games (6/8)
  10th place
Hamburg Cyclassics (21/8 - World Tour)
  36th place
Bretagne Classic (28/8 - World Tour)
  30th place
GP Quebec (9/9 - World Tour)
  13rd place
GP Montreal (11/9 - World Tour)
  49th place
European Championships (18/9)
  6th place
Il Lombardia (1/10 - World Tour)
  15th place

2017

Giro del Sol San Juan (23-29/1)
  5th place
  1st place in 5th stage
Tour of Oman (14-19/2)
  2nd place
  2nd place in 2nd stage
  2nd place in 3rd stage
  3rd place in 5th stage
Abu Dhabi Tour (23-26/2 - World Tour)
  1st place
  1st place in 3rd stage
  1st place in ranking after 3rd stage
Tirreno - Adriatico (8-14/3 - World Tour)
  18th place
Amstel Gold Race (16/4 - World Tour)
  38th place
La Flèche Wallonne (19/4 - World Tour)
  31st place
Liege - Bastogne - Liege (23/4 - World Tour)
  14th place
Giro d`Italia (5-28/5 - World Tour)
  27th place
  2nd place in 11st stage
  2nd place in 17th stage
  2nd place in 19th stage
GP des Kantons Aargau (8/6)
  44th place
Tour de Suisse (10-18/6 - World Tour)
  5th place
  10th place in 4th stage
  2nd place in 6th stage
  9th place in 7th stage
Tour de Pologne (29/7-4/8 - World Tour)
  10th place
  4th place in 6th stage
  10th place in 7th stage
Vuelta a Espana (19/8-10/9 - World Tour)
  43rd place
  4th place in 19th stage
World Championships ITT (20/9)
  33rd place
World Championships (24/9)
  19th place
Tre Valli Varesine (3/10)
  49th place
Il Lombardia (7/10 - World Tour)
  54th place

2018

Tour Down Under (16-21/1 - World Tour)
  35th place
  8th place in 4th stage
Tour of Oman (13-18/2)
  10th place
  2nd place in 3rd stage
  5th place in 4th stage
  10th place in 5th stage
Abu Dhabi Tour (21-25/2 - World Tour)
  8th place
  9th place in 5th stage
Vuelta al Pais Vasco (2-7/4 - World Tour)
  12nd place
  9th place in 5th stage
Amstel Gold Race (15/4 - World Tour)
  27th place
La Flèche Wallonne (18/4 - World Tour)
  19th place
Liege - Bastogne - Liege (22/4 - World Tour)
  22nd place
Tour de Romandie (24-29/4 - World Tour)
  5th place
  3rd place in 1st stage
  5th place in 3rd stage
  4th place in 4th stage
Ride London Classic (29/7 - World Tour)
  55th place
Tour de Pologne (4-10/8 - World Tour)
  53rd place
Bretagne Classic (26/8 - World Tour)
  30th place
Brussels Cycling Classic (1/9)
  39th place
GP Fourmies (2/9)
  51st place
GP Quebec (7/9 - World Tour)
  16th place
GP Montreal (9/9 - World Tour)
  6th place
World Championships (30/9)
  10th place
Tre Valli Varesine (9/10)
  66th place
Milano - Torino (10/10)
  48th place
Il Lombardia (13/10 - World Tour)
  38th place

2019

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (6-10/2)
  10th place
Tour of Oman (16-21/2)
  4th place
  4th place in 3rd stage
  4th place in 5th stage
UAE Tour (24/2-2/3 - World Tour)
  17th place
  9th place in 6th stage
Tirreno - Adriatico (13-19/3 - World Tour)
  10th place
La Fleche Brabanconne (17/4)
  22nd place
Amstel Gold Race (21/4 - World Tour)
  13rd place
La Flèche Wallonne (24/4 - World Tour)
  26th place
Tour de Romandie (30/4-5/5 - World Tour)
  2nd place
  10th place in prologue
  3rd place in 1st stage
  2nd place in 3rd stage
  2nd place in 4th stage
  7th place in 5th stage
GP des Kantons Aargau (13/6)
  68th place
Tour de Suisse (15-23/6 - World Tour)
  56th place
  7th place in 6th stage
Tour de France (6-28/7 - World Tour)
  53rd place
  8th place in 12nd stage
Clasica San Sebastian (3/8 - World Tour)
  49th place
Vuelta a Burgos (13-17/8)
  10th place
  4th place in 1st stage
  3rd place in 4th stage
  2nd place in 5th stage
GP Quebec (13/9 - World Tour)
  41st place
GP Montreal (15/9 - World Tour)
  7th place
World Championships (29/9)
  10th place
Milano - Torino (9/10)
  25th place