 Mancebo at the 2016Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Mancebo Pérez |
| Nickname | Paco |
| Born | (1976-03-09)9 March 1976 (age 49) Madrid, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Matrix Powertag |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2005 | Banesto |
| 2006 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2007 | Relax–GAM |
| 2008 | Fercase–Rota dos Móveis |
| 2009 | Rock Racing |
| 2010 | Heraklion Kastro–Murcia |
| 2011–2012 | Realcyclist.com Cycling Team |
| 2013 | 5-hour Energy |
| 2014–2016 | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling |
| 2017 | Canyon Bicycles |
| 2018 | Inteja Dominican Cycling Team |
| 2019– | Matrix Powertag[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Francisco Mancebo Pérez (born 9 March 1976) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who currently rides forUCI Continental teamMatrix Powertag.[2] He initially rode for teamIlles Balears–Banesto, but moved toAG2R Prévoyance in 2006.
Mancebo is astage race specialist, with goodclimbing andindividual time trial performances. He was the winner of theSpanish National Road Race Championships in 2004, and finished third in theVuelta a España. He finished sixth in the2004 Tour de France and fourth in the2005 Tour de France. He also won a stage of the2005 Vuelta a España and finished fourth in the general classification.[3]
Born inMadrid, Mancebo won theyoung rider classification at the2000 Tour de France.
Mancebo was himself implicated in theOperación Puerto doping case and was pulled from that year's Tour de France on the eve of the race. Contrary to reports circulating at the time, Mancebo denies that he ever retired after news of the affair broke. "I never retired. Some journalists said I did, but that never happened", Mancebo told Cyclingnews. "I changed my focus."[4]
In the 2009 season, he rode with the teamRock Racing. For 2010 he rode with Heraklion Kastro-Murcia and with the Canyon Bicycle's Team in theTour of Utah, in an effort to defend his overall classification title. In 2011, he rode with theRealcyclist.com Cycling Team, where he was the #1 rider in the NRC standings. For 2012 he rode with theCompetitive Cyclist Racing Team repeating as the NRC Champion and named Stage Racer of the Year by VeloNews. 2013 saw Mancebo ride under the colors of5-hour Energy.
Mancebo joined the Continental squadSkydive Dubai Pro Cycling for its debut season in 2014.[5] He stayed with the team through to the 2016 season: in April 2017Canyon Bicycles announced that they had signed him for 2017.[6]
In January of 2025, Mancebo became the oldest rider to win a UCI road race at the age of 48, winning stage 1 ofTour du Sahel. He would retire from professional cycling later that year after finishing 30th overall at theTour de Kyushu.[7]
Marathon, National Championships Marathon, National Championships Marathon, National Championships Marathon, National Championships
OverallVuelta a Castilla y León
OverallVuelta a Burgos OverallVuelta a Castilla y León
Road race, National Championships
Points classification
OverallVuelta a Chihuahua OverallVuelta a Chihuahua OverallVuelta a Asturias OverallTour of Utah OverallTour de Guadeloupe OverallTour of the Gila
Mountains classification OverallSea Otter Classic OverallTour de Beauce
Points classification OverallRedlands Bicycle Classic OverallCascade Cycling Classic OverallTucson Bicycle Classic OverallJoe Martin Stage Race OverallCascade Cycling Classic OverallRedlands Bicycle Classic OverallTour de Kumano
Road race Time trial
Team time trial OverallTour d'Egypte OverallJelajah Malaysia OverallRonda Pilipinas Overall Minamiuonuma Road Mountains classification,Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Overall Ministry of Economy Commerce and Industry Japan| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 28 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | DNF | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
