Ricardo Vilela on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Ricardo Augusto Vilela Afonso (born 18 December 1987) is a Portuguese professional racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team . He rode in the
Road race
::2nd Time trial
;2009
: 2nd Overall
2015 Vuelta a España
The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain, although two stages took place partly or wholly in Andorra, and was the 22nd race in ...
, and finished in 48th place overall.
On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping and on 12 April 2023 he received another seven-year ban by the same reason.https://www.record.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/detalhe/w52-fc-porto-ricardo-vilela-suspenso-por-mais-sete-anos-por-doping
Major results
;2008 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Road race
::2nd Time trial
;2009
: 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
The Grand Prix du Portugal was a cycling race held annually in Portugal. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 2.ncup, as it was part of the UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup
The UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup is an annual, season-long competition for ...
;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
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan was a 2.1 multi-stage bicycle race of the UCI Europe Tour, which took place in Azerbaijan around May between 2012 and 2017. Each day, participants started on a new phase of the race. The race was held in 7 regions of Azerbaij ...
;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
The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race b ...
: 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
;2018
: 6th Route Adélie
Route Adélie de Vitré is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in a circuit around Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Vitré, France. Between 1980 and 1995 it was called ''Tour d'Armorique''. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI ra ...
: 8th Overall Tour de l'Ain
: 8th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ...
: 9th Overall Route d'Occitanie
The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
See also
*Doping in sport
In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors as a way of cheating in sports. The term ''doping'' is widely used by organizations that regulate sporting competitions. The use of ...
* List of doping cases in cycling
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilela, Ricardo 1987 births Living people Portuguese male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) People from Bragança, Portugal Sportspeople from Bragança District Portuguese sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cycling