Ricardo Vilela

Ricardo Augusto Vilela Afonso (born 18 December 1987) is a Portuguese professional racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto.[4][5] He rode in the 2015 Vuelta a España, and finished in 48th place overall.[6]

Ricardo Vilela
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Augusto Vilela Afonso
Born (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987
Bragança, Portugal
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Team information
Current teamSuspended
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2005Tensai–Etiel–Santa Marta
2006–2008Santa Maria da Feira–E-Leclerc Moreira Congelados
Professional teams
2009Liberty Seguros
2010–2011Madeinox–Boavista
2012–2013Efapel–Glassdrive
2014OFM–Quinta da Lixa
2015–2016Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2017–2018Team Manzana Postobón[1]
2019–2020Burgos BH[2][3]
2021–2022W52 / FC Porto

On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping[7] and in 12 April 2033 he received another seven-year ban by the same reason.[8]

Major results

2008
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
2009
2nd Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
2011
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
2012
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2013
10th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
2014
6th Overall Volta a Portugal
2015
5th Road race, National Road Championships
8th Overall Route du Sud
2016
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
5th Time trial
6th Overall Route du Sud
10th Overall Volta a Portugal
2017
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
5th Time trial
7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
2018
6th Route Adélie
8th Overall Tour de l'Ain
8th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
9th Overall Route d'Occitanie

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España 48 50 105 99
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

See also

References

  1. "Manzana Postobon confirms 2018 squad". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "Primera concentración del Burgos-BH 2019" [First concentration of Burgos-BH 2019]. Ciclismo a Fondo (in Spanish). Motorpress Ibérica. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "Cubero y Gibson completan la plantilla de 20 ciclistas del Burgos BH" [Cubero and Gibson complete the roster of 20 cyclists from Burgos BH]. Burgos BH (in Spanish). Burgos Pro Team. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. Flórido, Carlos (10 November 2020). "W52-FC Porto: linhas mestras traçadas e duas grandes novidades garantidas" [W52-FC Porto: master lines drawn and two great news guaranteed]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Global Media Group. Retrieved 10 November 2020. Destaque para as entradas de Jóni Brandão e Ricardo Vilela. [Highlight for the entries of Jóni Brandão and Ricardo Vilela.]
  6. "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. 7 W52-FC Porto riders get doping bans, former Volta a Portugal winner João Rodrigues banned for 7 years
  8. https://www.record.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/detalhe/w52-fc-porto-ricardo-vilela-suspenso-por-mais-sete-anos-por-doping
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