Nuno Ribeiro Explained

Nuno Ribeiro
Fullname:Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar
Birth Date:9 September 1977
Birth Place:Sobrado, Portugal
Discipline:Road
Proyears1:2000–2002
Proyears2:2003–2004
Proyears3:2005
Proyears4:2005–2009
Proyears5:2012–2013
Proyears6:2014
Manageyears1:2015–
Manageteam1:[1]

Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar (born 9 September 1977 in Sobrado, Valongo) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2014 for the,, (two spells), and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI Continental team .[2]

He was the winner of the 2003 Volta a Portugal, and he also placed first in the 2009 edition, however he was later disqualified due to testing positive for CERA in a doping test and was banned for two years.[3]

Upon returning from the ban, Ribeiro joined . He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined .[4]

Major results

2002
  • 4th Gran Premio de Llodio
  • 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
    2003
  • 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour de Pologne
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    2004
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal
  • 9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    2006
  • 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
  • 6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
    2007
  • 7th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
    2008
  • 1st Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal
  • 1st Stage 8 Volta a Portugal
  • 9th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
    2009
  • 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
  • 1st Stage 10
  • 2nd Subida al Naranco
  • 3rd Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
    2012
  • 8th Overall Volta a Portugal
    2013
  • 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
    2014
  • 9th Overall Tour do Rio

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: W52 / FC Porto. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 31 May 2020. https://archive.today/20200531170843/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15069/1001855/257. 31 May 2020. live.
    2. Web site: W52 / FC Porto. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 March 2021. https://archive.today/20210304232551/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15837/1001855/276. 4 March 2021.
    3. News: Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA . https://web.archive.org/web/20100727011659/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ribeiro-suspended-for-two-years-for-cera . July 24, 2010 . July 24, 2010 . July 27, 2010. live . Cyclingnews.com.
    4. News: OFM-Quinta da Lixa com patrocínios assegurados, inicia estágio nesta segunda-feira. Portuguese. 2 December 2013. 21 December 2013. OFM-Quinta da Lixa provide sponsorship, training starts on Monday. Pedais. WordPress. António. Martins Neves. https://web.archive.org/web/20140216110416/http://pedais.pt/ofm-quinta-da-lixa-com-patrocinios-assegurados-inicia-estagio-nesta-segunda-feira/. 16 February 2014. dead.

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