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Lewis Oliva (born 23 August 1992) is a
Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...
from
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
, Wales, who has ridden on the track for the
Welsh Cycling Welsh Cycling ( cy, Beicio Cymru. Formerly the Welsh Cycling Union) is the governing body of cycling in Wales. It is part of British Cycling, the national governing body of cycling in Britain. Over 140 cycling clubs in Wales are affiliated with W ...
backed professional track team since September 2016. Prior to this he was part of the Great Britain cycling team for eight years as a sprint athlete. In addition to his five British titles, Lewis is the current British keirin champion after successfully defending his title on 26/01/2018. He was successful in winning various international accolades, culminating in five world cup medals and multiple European and world championship honours. Oliva has also represented
Wales at the Commonwealth Games Wales is one of six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, the others being Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland. At the Commonwealth Games, Wales takes part as a separate entity, as in the Six Nations R ...
at Delhi 2010, Glasgow, 2014 and
Gold Coast 2018 The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Q ...
. He took the silver medal in the
keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
in the 2018 Games, after progressing from the first round via the
repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...
s. His most recent competition (
World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
) representing Great Britain was the 2017 Worlds, where he competed in the
keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
, his favourite event whilst balancing a vigorous training regime alongside his demanding studies at Cardiff Medical School. In October 2018 he announced that he would be stepping away from international competition after that year's edition of the
Six Days of London The Six Day London is a six-day track cycling race held annually in London, United Kingdom. The competition consists of six consecutive evening sessions of track cycling: Madison, Sprint, Elimination, Keirin, Derny and Team Time Trial discipli ...
in order to concentrate on his medical studies, although he did not rule out a comeback once he had completed his medical degree. Oliva was educated at
Shirenewton Shirenewton ( cy, Drenewydd Gelli-farch) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located 3 miles due west of Chepstow, 5 miles (8 km) by road. The village stands around 500 feet (154 m) above sea level, and has ...
Primary School, then at
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: he participated in the
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there in September 2017, ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He subsequently spent six years studying for a degree in philosophy with the
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whilst being part of the British Cycling Academy programme. Since 2016, he has been a student of
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at
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in Wales. He is married to fellow racing cyclist and physiotherapist Ciara Horne.


Prize list

;2009 :1st Keirin,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
;2010 :2nd Keirin,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:3rd Sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
;2011 :3rd Team sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
;2012 :2nd Sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:1st Team Sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:3rd Team Sprint,
European Track Championships The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
;2013 :3rd Keirin,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
;2014 :3rd Team Sprint, Round 3, Mexico,
2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2013–2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the twenty-second series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The series ran from 1 November ...
:3rd Keirin, Round 3, Mexico,
2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2013–2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the twenty-second series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The series ran from 1 November ...
:3rd Keirin,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:1st Team Sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
;2015 :1st Sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:2nd Keirin,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
;2016 :3rd Keirin, Round 1, Glasgow,
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi-race series over a track cycling season. It was the 25th edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. The series ran from 4 November 2016 to 26 February 2017 and consisted ...
:6th Keirin, Round 2, Apeldoorn, Holland. (DQ'd from 2nd),
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi-race series over a track cycling season. It was the 25th edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. The series ran from 4 November 2016 to 26 February 2017 and consisted ...
;2017 :4th Keirin, Round 3, Los Angeles,
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup The 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi-race series over a track cycling season. It was the 25th edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. The series ran from 4 November 2016 to 26 February 2017 and consisted ...
:1st Keirin, National Championships, Manchester :3rd Sprint, National Championships, Manchester :3rd Team sprint, National Championships, Manchester :2nd Keirin, Round 3, Milton, Ontario 2017-18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup :7th Sprint, Round 3, Milton, Ontario 2017-18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup :8th Keirin, Round 4, Santiago, Chile 2017-18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup ;2018 :2nd
Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
,
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
, Gold Coast :3rd Keirin, Round 5, Minsk, Belarus 2017-18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup :6th Sprint, Round 5, Minsk, Belarus 2017-18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup :1st Keirin, National Championships, Manchester :2nd Sprint, National Championships, Manchester Finished season ranked 3rd in the world overall (UCI world cup rankings- sprint) Finished season ranked 3rd in the world overall (UCI world cup rankings- keirin)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliva, Lewis 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Monmouthshire People educated at Monmouth School for Boys Welsh male cyclists Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Alumni of the Open University Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games