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 Barbot–Torrie, Liberty Seguros–Würth, Liberty Seguros (two spells), Efapel–Glassdrive and OFM–Quinta da Lixa teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar |
| Born | 9 September 1977 Sobrado, Portugal |
| Team information | |
| Current team | W52 / FC Porto |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2002 | Barbot–Torrie |
| 2003–2004 | LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral |
| 2005 | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2005–2009 | LA Alumínios–Liberty Seguros |
| 2012–2013 | Efapel–Glassdrive |
| 2014 | OFM–Quinta da Lixa |
| Managerial team | |
| 2015– | W52–Quinta da Lixa[1] |
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 Efapel–Glassdrive. He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined OFM–Quinta da Lixa.[4]
Major results
edit- 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 Portugal1st 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA". Cyclingnews.com. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links
edit- Nuno Ribeiro at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Nuno Ribeiro at ProCyclingStats
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