Ricardo Mestre
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Mestre Correia |
| Born | 11 September 1983 Castro Marim, Portugal |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Suspended |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur team | |
| 2002–2004 | CC Tavira |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2012 | Duja–Tavira |
| 2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2014 | Efapel–Glassdrive[1] |
| 2015 | Tavira |
| 2016–2022 | W52 / FC Porto / Porto Canal[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Ricardo Jorge Mestre Correia (born 11 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto.[4]
On 4 October 2022, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping.[5]
Major results[edit]
- 2006
- Volta a Portugal
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 6
- 2010
- 1st
Overall GP do Minho - 2nd Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 1st Stage 6
- 8th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 2011
- 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 7
- 7th Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 2012
- 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stage 3
- 2017
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2018
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid
- 2019
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ricardo Mestre perto da Efapel-Glassdrive" [Ricardo Mestre next to Efapel-Glassdrive]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Sociedade Vicra Desportiva. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Presentata la rosa della W52-FC Porto: sedici i corridori, sei i nuovi acquisti" [The W52-FC Porto team has been announced: sixteen riders, six new signings]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ 7 W52-FC Porto riders get doping bans, former Volta a Portugal winner João Rodrigues banned for 7 years
External links[edit]
- Ricardo Mestre at UCI
- Ricardo Mestre at Cycling Archives
- Ricardo Mestre at ProCyclingStats
- Ricardo Mestre at Cycling Quotient
- Ricardo Mestre at CycleBase
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