Nuno Ribeiro

{{short description|Portuguese cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Nuno Ribeiro

| image = Nuno_Ribeiro.jpg

| fullname = Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sobrado, Portugal

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|W52}}

| discipline = Road

| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Directeur sportif|Team manager}}

| ridertype =

| proyears1 = 2000–2002

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BEF|2000}}

| proyears2 = 2003–2004

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|LSE|2003}}

| proyears3 = 2005

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|ONC|2005}}

| proyears4 = 2005–2009

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|LSE|2005}}

| proyears5 = 2012–2013

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|EFG|2012}}

| proyears6 = 2014

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|W52|2014}}

| manageyears1 = 2015–

| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|W52|2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15069/1001855/257|title=W52 / FC Porto|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=31 May 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200531170843/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15069/1001855/257|archivedate=31 May 2020|url-status=live}}

| majorwins =

}}

{{portuguese name|Ribeiro|Gaspar}}

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 {{UCI team code|BEF|2002}}, {{UCI team code|ONC|2005}}, {{UCI team code|LSE|2009}} (two spells), {{UCI team code|EFG|2013}} and {{UCI team code|W52|2014}} teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|W52|nolink=yes}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15837/1001855/276|title=W52 / FC Porto|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=4 March 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210304232551/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15837/1001855/276|archivedate=4 March 2021}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ribeiro-suspended-for-two-years-for-cera |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727011659/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ribeiro-suspended-for-two-years-for-cera |title=Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA |date= July 24, 2010 |accessdate=July 24, 2010 |archivedate=July 27, 2010|url-status=live |work=Cyclingnews.com}}

Upon returning from the ban, Ribeiro joined {{UCI team code|EFG|2012}}. He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined {{UCI team code|W52|2014}}.{{cite news|url=http://pedais.pt/ofm-quinta-da-lixa-com-patrocinios-assegurados-inicia-estagio-nesta-segunda-feira/|language=Portuguese|date=2 December 2013|accessdate=21 December 2013|title=OFM-Quinta da Lixa com patrocínios assegurados, inicia estágio nesta segunda-feira|trans-title=OFM-Quinta da Lixa provide sponsorship, training starts on Monday|work=Pedais|publisher=WordPress|first=António|last=Martins Neves|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216110416/http://pedais.pt/ofm-quinta-da-lixa-com-patrocinios-assegurados-inicia-estagio-nesta-segunda-feira/|archive-date=16 February 2014|url-status=dead}}