Nelson Oliveira (cyclist)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos Simões and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
Nelson Oliveira
Oliveira in 2018
Personal information
Full nameNelson Filipe dos Santos Simões Oliveira
Born (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35)
Anadia, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Professional teams
2010Xacobeo–Galicia
2011Team RadioShack
2012–2013RadioShack–Nissan[2]
2014–2015Lampre–Merida
2016–Movistar Team[3][4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2014)
National Time Trial Championships
(2011, 2014–2016)
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Mendrisio Under-23 time trial
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Time trial
Representing Movistar Team

Nelson Filipe dos Santos Simões Oliveira[5] (born 6 March 1989) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Nelson Oliveira". Movistar Team. Movistar Team. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  6. ^ "Movistar Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.