Ricardo Vilela

FullnameRicardo Augusto Vilela Afonso

Born (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 37)
Bragança, Portugal

Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight57 kg (126 lb)

Ricardo Vilela

Ricardo Vilela in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Augusto Vilela Afonso
Born	(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 37) Bragança, Portugal
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Team information
Current team	Suspended
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2005	Tensai–Etiel–Santa Marta
2006–2008	Santa Maria da Feira–E-Leclerc Moreira Congelados
Professional teams
2009	Liberty Seguros
2010–2011	Madeinox–Boavista
2012–2013	Efapel–Glassdrive
2014	OFM–Quinta da Lixa
2015–2016	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2017–2018	Team Manzana Postobón[1]
2019–2020	Burgos BH[2][3]
2021–2022	W52 / FC Porto

Ricardo Augusto Vilela Afonso (born 18 December 1987) is a Portuguese professional racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto.^[4][5] He rode in the 2015 Vuelta a España, and finished in 48th place overall.^[6]

On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping^[7] and on 12 April 2023 he received another seven-year ban by the same reason.^[8]