Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar
Born (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977
Sobrado, Portugal
Team information
Current team Efapel
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2000–2002 Barbot–Torrié Cafés–Gondomar
2003–2004 L.A.-Pecol
2005 Liberty Seguros–Würth
2005–2009 L.A. Aluminios-Liberty Seguros
2012–2013 Efapel–Glassdrive
2014– OFM-Quinta da Lixa
Infobox last updated on
21 December 2013
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Gaspar.

Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar (born 9 September 1977 in Sobrado, Valongo) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, he was the winner of the 2003 (Volta a Portugal), 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.[1]

Upon returning from the ban, Ribeiro joined Efapel–Glassdrive. He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined OFM-Quinta da Lixa.[2]

Palmarès

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

See also

References

  1. "Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA". Cyclingnews.com. July 24, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  2. Martins Neves, António (2 December 2013). "OFM-Quinta da Lixa com patrocínios assegurados, inicia estágio nesta segunda-feira" [OFM-Quinta da Lixa provide sponsorship, training starts on Monday]. Pedais (in Portuguese). WordPress. Retrieved 21 December 2013.


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