Francisco Mancebo
Francisco Mancebo Pérez (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional cyclist. He initially rode for team Illes Balears-Banesto, but moved to AG2R Prévoyance in 2006.
Mancebo is a stage race specialist, with good climbing and individual time trial performances. He was the Spanish National Champion in 2004. He finished sixth in the 2004 Tour de France and fourth in the 2005 Tour de France. He also won a stage of the 2005 Vuelta a España and finished third in the general classification, making the podium for the second consecutive year.
At the 2000 Tour de France, he won the maillot blanc for the best young rider.
He was linked to Operación Puerto doping case and he was not allowed to start 2006 Tour de France. Immediately after that he decided to retire from professional cycling. Nevertheless, at the end of the season he changed his mind, terminated his contract with AG2R Prévoyance and moved to Relax-GAM. In the 2009 season, he rode with the team Rock Racing. For 2010 he rode with Heraklion Kastro-Murcia and with the Canyon Bicycle's Team in the Tour of Utah, in an effort to defend his overall classification title. In 2011, he rode with the Realcyclist.com Cycling Team, where he was the #1 rider in the NRC standings. For 2012 he is racing with the Competitive Cyclist Racing Team.
Read more about Francisco Mancebo: Palmarès
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