Francisco José Pacheco

Francisco José Pacheco Torres 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 after a six-year career.