Lewis Oliva

Lewis Oliva

Personal information
Full name Lewis Oliva
Born (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992
Monmouthshire, Wales
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Team information
Current team Team USN
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Infobox last updated on
21 July 2013

Lewis Oliva (born 23 August 1992) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Monmouthshire, Wales, who rides on the track for the Welsh Cycling backed Team USN. He has formed part of the Great Britain cycling team since 2008 as a sprint athlete.

Lewis is the current British sprint champion after winning the contest on 26/09/2015. As a multiple European and World Cup medalist, Oliva has also competed in two commonwealth games, Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014.

Oliva represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014.[1]

Palmarès

2009
1st Keirin, British National Track Championships
2010
2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships
3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships

Commonwealth games Delhi, 8th Sprint.

2011
3rd Team sprint, British National Track Championships
2012
2nd Sprint, British National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint, British National Track Championships
3rd Team Sprint, European Track Championships
2013
3rd Keirin, British National Track Championships
2014
3rd Team Sprint, Round 3, Mexico, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
3rd Keirin, Round 3, Mexico, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
3rd Keirin, British National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint, British National Track Championships

Commonwealth games Glasgow, 8th Sprint.

2015
1st Sprint, British National Track Championships[2]
2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships[3]
2016
3rd Keirin, Round 1, Glasgow, 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow". Wales Online. 2014-07-09.
  2. ↑ "British National Track Championship 25th-27th September 2015: Communiqué No 043: Category Male: Event Sprint: Round Final Result" (PDF). British Cycling. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "British National Track Championships 25th-27th September 2015: Communiqué No 21: Category Male: Event Keirin: Round Final Result" (PDF). British Cycling. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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