Francisco Pérez Sanchez

Francisco Pérez
	Pérez during the 2007 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Pérez Sanchez
Born	22 July 1978 (age 43); Murcia, Spain
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team	Wild Wolf Trek Pro Racing
Discipline	Mountain biking; Road (former)
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional teams
2002	Porta da Ravessa
2003–2005	Milaneza Maia
2005–2011	Illes Balears–Banesto
2012–	Wild Wolf Trek Pro Racing
Major wins
	Clásica de Almería (2006); Tour de Romandie, 2 stages (2003)

Francisco Pérez Sanchez (born 22 July 1978 in Murcia) is a Spanish professional cross-country mountain biker for Wild Wolf Trek Pro Racing, and a former road bicycle racer for several teams including UCI ProTeam Movistar Team.^[1] 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.^[2]

Major results[]

2007 Tour de France – 72nd
Clásica de Almería (2006)
2006 Giro d'Italia – 28th
- 2nd, Stage 14
2005 Vuelta a España – 52nd
Tour de Romandie – 2 stages (2003) (Stripped of them for double EPO doping)
– 1 stage & Overall (2003)

References[]

^ "Es oficial, Fran Pérez (Movistar) se pasa al mountain bike: "Es un reto apasionante"" [It's official, Fran Pérez (Movistar) is moving to the mountain bike: "It's an exciting challenge"]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Gurenet Teknologia S.L. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^ "Perez suspended". Cyclingnews.com. 2004-01-17. Retrieved 2007-06-11.