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 2015 Vuelta a España, and finished in 48th place overall.
On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping7 W52-FC Porto riders get doping bans, former Volta a Portugal winner João Rodrigues banned for 7 years and on 12 April 2023 he received another seven-year ban by the same reason.
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 Giro d'Italiacolspan=6 rowspan=2 Tour de France Vuelta a España48—50—10599
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
See also Doping in sport List of doping cases in cycling
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