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Rui Costa

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Costa wins Tour de Suisse, MTN-Qhubeka happy with overall performance

The final stage of the Tour de Suisse saw a shake up in the General Classification as Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quickstep) finally lost his grip on the yellow leaders jersey. World Road Race Champion, Rui Costa (Lampre Merida), would walk away as overall victor of the Tour de Suisse for the 3rd year in […]

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Rui Costa takes first gold medal for Portugal in Road World Championships

Portugal’s Rui Costa claimed a stunning victory in the 2013 UCI Road World Championships Elite Mens Road Race – his country’s first ever in that category – outpowering Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain in a two rider duel. Alejandro Valverde, also of Spain, then beat Italian Vincenzo Nibali for bronze. Image credit: Tim De Waele Rui […]