Ricardo Vilela

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 MaillotPortugal.PNG 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