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2 unusual facts about Nuno Ribeiro


Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar (born September 9, 1977 in Sobrado, Valongo) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, he was the winner of the 2003 (Volta a Portugal), 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.

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Despite this, in 2009 he was able to take his second victory in the Spanish national championships, before finishing 4th overall in the Volta a Portugal, a result which was later upgraded to 3rd by the disqualification of his Liberty Seguros teammate Nuno Ribeiro for a doping violation.


Liberty Seguros Continental

On 18 September 2009, the positive doping control for CERA at the 2009 Volta a Portugal by cyclists Héctor Guerra, Isidro Nozal and Nuno Ribeiro became public.


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