Francisco Antonio Andrés Sancho (27 April 1913 – 24 January 1985) was a Spanish professional
road racing cyclist. Professional from 1935 to 1947, he won the
Spanish National Road Race Championships
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, the
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
and three stages of the
Vuelta a España
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, in addition to numerous other races.
Major results
;1935
: 4th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
;1939
: 1st
National Road Race Championships
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Aragón
Vuelta a Aragón is a professional bicycle road race held in Spain in May of each year. The event was first run in 1939, and was not held between 2006 and 2017. The future of the race is uncertain; there had been plans to organise it again, but an ...
::1st Stages 1 & 5
: 7th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
;1940
: 1st Overall
Trofeo Masferrer
Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...
::1st Stage 1a
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Cantabria
: 7th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
;1941
: 1st
National Road Race Championships
: 1st
Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
: 2nd
Trofeo Masferrer
Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...
: 5th Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st Stage 7
;1942
: 2nd
National Road Race Championships
: 3rd
Trofeo Masferrer
Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...
: 3rd Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st Stage 14
;1943
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Levante
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; en, Tour of the Valencian Community or Tour of Valencia) is a road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calend ...
: 2nd Overall
Trofeo Masferrer
Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...
;1944
: 1st Overall
Trofeo Masferrer
Trofeo Masferrer was a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Aut ...
::1st Stage 1b
;1946
: 2nd
National Road Race Championships
: 7th Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
::1st Stage 2b
References
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1913 births
1985 deaths
Spanish male cyclists
Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners
Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia
Cyclists from the Valencian Community
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