Lewis Oliva
 Oliva at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Oliva |
| Born |
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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Lewis Oliva profile at Cycling Archives
- Lewis Oliva on Twitter
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