Francisco Pérez Sanchez (born 22 July 1978 in
Murcia
Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...
) is a Spanish professional cross-country
mountain biker
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for Wild Wolf Trek Pro Racing, and a former
road bicycle racer
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for several teams including
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
. Pérez is a strong climber.
Doping
In 2004, he was banned for 18 months for EPO use having failed a test during the 2003
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
.
Major results
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2007 Tour de France
The 2007 Tour de France the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 to 29 July. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain. It was ...
– 72nd
*
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in i ...
(2006)
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2006 Giro d'Italia
The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in the Belgian city of Seraing with a individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start road stage that stretched from ...
– 28th
** 2nd, Stage 14
*
2005 Vuelta a España
These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Vuelta a España cycling race. Roberto Heras was the original champion but the win was awarded to Russian Denis Menchov after Heras tested positive in a doping test. Heras made an appeal through t ...
– 52nd
*
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
– 2 stages (2003) (Stripped of them for double EPO doping)
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GP MR Cortez-Mitsubishi – 1 stage & Overall (2003)
See also
*
List of doping cases in cycling
The following is an incomplete list of doping cases and recurring accusations of doping in professional cycling, where doping means "use of physiological substances or abnormal method to obtain an artificial increase of performance." It is neither ...
References
External links
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Cyclingnews.com feature: Francisco Perez: Working on the highway(May 19, 2003)
Perez initially protests innocence->
1978 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
Doping cases in cycling
Sportspeople from Murcia
Cyclists from the Region of Murcia
Spanish sportspeople in doping cases
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