Francisco Mancebo
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Francisco Mancebo Pérez |
| Born | March 9, 1976 Madrid, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1998–2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011– |
Banesto Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne Ag2r Prévoyance Relax-GAM Fercase-Rota dos Moveis Rock Racing Heraklion Kastro-Murcia Realcyclist.com Cycling Team |
| Infobox last updated on June 29, 2011 |
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Francisco Mancebo Pérez (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist. He initially rode for team Illes Balears, 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. For 2011, he is riding with the Realcyclist.com Cycling Team, where he is currently leading the NRC standings.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1998 - Banesto
- 1st, Trofeo Foral de Navarra
- 2nd, Stage 6, Paris–Nice
- 1999
- 6th, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 28th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 2000
- 1st, Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 9th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 1st
1st, Young Rider Classification, Tour de France
- 1st
- 20th, General Classification, Giro d'Italia
- 2001
- 4th, General Classification, Tour Méditerranéen
- 13th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 2002
- 1st, General Classification, Vuelta a Burgos
- 3rd, Stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos
- 7th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 4th, Stage 11, Tour de France
- 2003
- 1st, Classique des Alpes
- 1st, General Classification, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2nd, General Classification, Vuelta a la Rioja
- 2nd, Stage 2, Vuelta a la Rioja
- 2nd, Subida al Naranco
- 2nd, Memorial Galera
- 5th, General Classification, Vuelta a España
- 10th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 2004
- 1st,
Spanish Road Race Championship - 1st, Stage 6, Deutschland Tour
- 5th, General Classification Deutschland Tour
- 5th, General Classification Aragon Tour
- 2nd, Rund um die Hainleite
- 2nd, General Classification, Vuelta a España
- 2nd, Stage 21, Vuelta a España
- 6th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 4th, Stage 12, Tour de France
- 2005
- 2nd Overall Japan Cup
- 2nd, Spanish Road Race Championship
- 3rd, General Classification, Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 10, Vuelta a España
- 4th, General Classification, Tour de France
- 2006 - AG2R Prévoyance
- 5th, General Classification, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 7th, General Classification, Volta a Catalunya
- 2007
- 1st, General Classification, Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional
- 3rd, General Classification, Qinghai Lake Tour
- 3rd, General Classification, Tour de San Luis (Argentina)
- 6th, General Classification, Volta a Catalunya
- 2008
- 1st, General Classification, Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional
- 2nd, General Classification, XXI Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 6th, General Classification, Volta a Portugal
- 2009
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of California
- 1st, General Classification, Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of Utah
- 1st, General Classification, Tour of Utah
- 1st, Spanish Mountain Bike Marathon Championship
- 2nd, Cascade Classic
- 4th, Spanish Chrono Championship
- 2010
- 1st, Spanish Mountain Bike Marathon Championship
- 1st, Guadalupe Tour
- 1st, Cancun Criterium
- 1st, Christmas Race
- 2nd, General Classification, Tour of Utah
- 3rd, General Classification, Tour of Bulgaria
- 8th, UCI America Tour
- 8th, Spanish Chrono Championship
- 2011
- 4th, General Classification, San Dimas Stage Race
- 1st, Stage 1, Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st, General Classification, Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st, Stage 2, Sea Otter Classic
- 1st, Stage 3, Sea Otter Classic
- 1st, General Classification, Sea Otter Classic
- 1st, Stage 1 Tour of the Gila
- 1st, General Classification, Tour of the Gila
- 1st, King of the Mountain Classification, Tour of the Gila
- 1st, Stage 5 Tour of the Gila
- 1st, Stage 1 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 7th, General Classification Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Beauce
- 1st, General Classification, Tour de Beauce
- 1st, Points Classification, Tour de Beauce
- 2nd, King of the Mountain Classification, Tour de Beauce
- 2nd, Stage 1, Cascade cycling Classic
- 1st, Stage 2, Cascade cycling Classic
- 1st, General Classification Cascade cycling Classic
- 2nd, Prologue, Tour of Utah
- 1st, XXVIII Ascent to the mountain of Mijares
- 1st, General Classification USA NRC Standings
[edit] Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Giro | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tour | 28 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Vuelta | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 |
WD = withdrew
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