Nuno Ribeiro

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.

Nuno Ribeiro
Personal information
Full nameNuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar
Born (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977
Sobrado, Portugal
Team information
Current teamW52 / FC Porto
DisciplineRoad
Role
Professional teams
2000–2002Barbot–Torrie
2003–2004LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral
2005Liberty Seguros–Würth
2005–2009LA Alumínios–Liberty Seguros
2012–2013Efapel–Glassdrive
2014OFM–Quinta da Lixa
Managerial team
2015–W52–Quinta da Lixa
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Gaspar.

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.

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.

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