Joaquim Augusto Gomes Oliveira (born November 21, 1965, in

Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

) is a former

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from Portugal. He is considered one of the best Portuguese cyclists of all time, being best known for his mountain climbing capabilities. During his career he won two editions of Volta a Portugal (1989 and 1993), participating in 18 editions of the competition. Currently he is the director of Volta a Portugal.

Major results

;1987 : 1st Overall Grande Prémio Abimota ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 7 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ;1988 : 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve : 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo ::1st Stage 6b ( ITT) : 1st Stage 5a Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 1st Stage 6 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stage 3 ( TTT) ;1989 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 10b, 15 & 19 : 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ;1990 : 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 9 & 13 ;1991 : 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st Stage 5 : 2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1992 : 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve ::1st Stage 3a : 1st Stage 4 Tour du Vaucluse : 1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stage 8 ;1993 : 1st Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 8 & 9 : 1st Stage 8 Vuelta del Uruguay : 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1994 : 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st Stages 10 & 14 : 3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;1995 : 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Prologue ( ITT) Volta a Portugal ;1996 : 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias : 4th Overall Volta a Portugal ;1997 : 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho ::1st Stage 4a ( ITT) : 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal : 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve ;1998 : 5th Overall Volta a Portugal : 10th Overall Volta ao Alentejo ;1999 : 4th Overall Volta ao Algarve : 9th Overall Vuelta Asturias ;2000 : 7th Overall Volta a Portugal : 8th Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom ;2001 : 5th Overall Volta a Portugal : 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

External links

* * 1965 births Living people Portuguese male cyclists Sportspeople from Lisbon Volta a Portugal winners 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-cycling-bio-stub