Francisco José Pacheco

Francisco José Pacheco Torres (born 27 March 1982) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In 2005, he became the 3rd in the Spanish time trial championship for amateurs. He also finished third overall in the Vuelta a Cordoba. In the 2006 season he has won two stages at the Vuelta an Alicante and he finished third at the Trofeo Guerrita. Later, he had even won a section in each Vuelta a Navarra, in the Vuelta a León, at the Vuelta a Palencia and Vuelta a Salamanca. In 2007 he made his professional debut with the Portuguese team Barbot-Halcon until 2008. Pacheco took his first year there he won a stage of the Volta a Portugal and he joined Contentpolis-Ampo in 2009. He also took the Greek cycling team Kastro Team in 2010 and Christina Watches-Dana in 2012 until 2013. On 31 December 2013, he announced his retirement from cycling at the end of season[2] after his six-year career.[3]

Francisco José Pacheco
Pacheco in a crash in 2009.
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco José Pacheco Torres
Born (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982[1]
Valdepeñas, Spain
Team information
Current teamretired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typesprinter
Amateur team
2005–2006Garcamps-Comundiad Valencia
Professional teams
2007–2008Barbot–Halcon
2009Contentpolis–Ampo
2010Heraklion Kastro–Murcia
2012–2013Christina Watches–Onfone

Major results
2006
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista a León
2007
1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal
2008
1st Stages 3 & 5 Vuelta a Extremadura
1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
1st Stages 4 & 5 Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Crédito Agrícola de la Costa Azul
2010
1st Circuito de Getxo
2012
3rd National Road Race Championships

References
  1. "Francisco José Pacheco". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. "Pacheco cuelga la bici". 30 December 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. "Francisco José Pacheco Torres". CQ Ranking. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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