Personal information | |
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Full name | Ricardo Augusto Vilela Afonso |
Born | Bragança, Portugal | 18 December 1987
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Suspended |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2005 | Tensai–Etiel–Santa Marta |
2006–2008 | Santa Maria da Feira–E-Leclerc Moreira Congelados |
Professional teams | |
2009 | Liberty Seguros |
2010–2011 | Madeinox–Boavista |
2012–2013 | Efapel–Glassdrive |
2014 | OFM–Quinta da Lixa |
2015–2016 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
2017–2018 | Team Manzana Postobón [1] |
2019–2020 | Burgos BH [2] [3] |
2021–2022 | W52 / FC Porto |
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]
On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping [7] and on 12 April 2023 he received another seven-year ban by the same reason. [8]
Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Giro d'Italia | Has not contested during his career | |||||
Tour de France | ||||||
Vuelta a España | 48 | — | 50 | — | 105 | 99 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Destaque para as entradas de Jóni Brandão e Ricardo Vilela. [Highlight for the entries of Jóni Brandão and Ricardo Vilela.]