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 doping 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
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