Current team retired Role Rider | Discipline Road Rider type sprinter | |
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Full name Francisco José Pacheco Torres Born 27 March 1982 (age 34)
Valdepeñas, Spain ( 1982-03-27 ) 2005–2006 Garcamps-Comundiad Valencia | ||
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 after his six-year career.