Francisco José Pacheco Torres (born 27 March 1982) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. In 2005, he came third in the Spanish time trial championship for amateurs. He also finished third overall in the Vuelta a Cordoba. In the 2006 season, he won two stages at the Vuelta an Alicante and he finished third at the Trofeo Guerrita. Later, he had won a section in each of the Vuelta a Navarra, the Vuelta a León, the Vuelta a Palencia and Vuelta a Salamanca. In 2007, he made his professional debut with the Portuguese team Barbot-Halcon until 2008. In his first year there, he won a stage of the Volta a Portugal and he joined Contentpolis-Ampo in 2009. He joined 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 the season[2] after a six-year career.[3]
 Pacheco in a crash in 2009. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Pacheco Torres |
| Born | 27 March 1982[1] Valdepeñas, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | sprinter |
| Amateur team | |
| 2005–2006 | Garcamps-Comundiad Valencia |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Barbot–Halcon |
| 2009 | Contentpolis–Ampo |
| 2010 | Heraklion Kastro–Murcia |
| 2012–2013 | Christina Watches–Onfone |
Major results
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Francisco José Pacheco". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Pacheco cuelga la bici" (in Spanish). 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Francisco José Pacheco Torres". CQ Ranking. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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