OLIVEIRA Nelson

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNF	7
2012	London, GBR	69	18

UCI Road World Championships

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial	Team Time Trial
2020	Imola, ITA	38	11	-
2019	Harrogate, GBR	DNF	8	-
2018	Innsbruck, AUT	39	5	6
2017	Bergen, NOR	55	4	-
2016	Doha, QAT	DNF	20	6
2015	Richmond, VA, USA	16	13	15
2014	Ponferrada, ESP	67	7	15
2013	Florence, ITA	-	15	-
2011	Copenhagen, DEN	122	17	-

Tour de France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
47	Men's Individual	2015	Paris, FRA
55	Men's Individual	2020	Paris, FRA
79	Men's Individual	2019	Paris, FRA
80	Men's Individual	2016	Paris, FRA
87	Men's Individual	2014	Paris, FRA

Giro d'Italia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
27	Men's Individual	2021	Milan, ITA
64	Men's Individual	2012	Milan, ITA
81	Men's Individual	2013	Brescia, ITA

Vuelta a Espanya

Rank	Event	Year	Location
21	Men's Individual	2015	Madrid, ESP
39	Men's Individual	2020	Madrid, ESP
46	Men's Individual	2019	Madrid, ESP
47	Men's Individual	2017	Madrid, ESP
71	Men's Individual	2018	Madrid, ESP
118	Men's Individual	2011	Madrid, ESP

Ten best WorldTour performances in career

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
12	2015	Road Race	Clasica San Sebastian	San Sebastian, ESP
18	2017	Road Race	Ronde van Vlaanderen	Oudenaarde, BEL
20	2015	Road Race	Ronde van Vlaanderen	Oudenaarde, BEL
25	2019	Road Race	Strade Bianche	Siena, ITA
30	2019	Men's Individual	Tirreno - Adriatico	San Benedetto del Tronto, ITA
30	2014	Road Race	Clasica San Sebastian	San Sebastian, ESP
32	2018	Road Race	E3 Harelbeke	Harelbeke, BEL
37	2013	Road Race	GP Ouest-France	Plouay, FRA
38	2017	Men's Individual	Tour de Suisse	Schaffhausen, SUI
40	2016	Road Race	GP de Montreal	Montreal, QC, CAN
40	2016	Men's Individual	Tirreno - Adriatico	San Benedetto del Tronto, ITA

European Games

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial
2019	Minsk, BLR	10	2

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

Athlete

Wife Jennyfer, daughters Beatriz and Maria

English, Portuguese

Movistar Team [Spain] since 2016

His father Celestino Oliveira was a professional cyclist. (cyclingmundial.blogspot.com, 08 Jul 2011; elcyclista.com, 22 Dec 2010)

Turned professional in 2010

He fractured his right collarbone after crashing during the 2018 Paris-Roubaix in France. He required surgery, and returned to competition at the 2018 Tour de Suisse. (procyclingstats.com, 08 May 2021; 24.sapo.pt, 12 Apr 2018; record.pt, 10 Apr 2018)

He sustained an injury to his left knee and a blow to his ribs after crashing during the 2017 Paris-Roubaix in France. (record.pt, 10 Apr 2018; desporto.sapo.pt, 10 Apr 2017)

He fractured his left collarbone and injured his elbow in a crash during the 2016 Paris-Roubaix in France. He returned to racing at the 2016 Criterium du Dauphine. (cyclingquotes.com, 03 Jun 2016; cyclingnews.com, 11 Apr 2016; cmjornal.pt, 11 Apr 2016)

He began cycling at age six and competed in his first race at age 14. (cyclingmundial.blogspot.com, 08 Jul 2011; elcyclista.com, 22 Dec 2010)

He was introduced to the sport by his father, Celestino Oliveira, who was a professional cyclist. (elcyclista.com, 22 Dec 2010; cyclingmundial.blogspot.com, 08 Jul 2011)