Francisco Cerezo

Francisco Javier Cerezo Perales (born 1971), known as Francisco Cerezo for short, is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.

Career He rode at the Danish professional cycling team of CSC-Tiscali, which he joined in 2001 from the Spanish team Vitalicio Seguros. He left the team in 2002 to join the Spanish team Cafés Baqué. In the 2000 Vuelta a España he was involved in a heated argument, which turned violent, with Mario Cipollini resulting in Cipollini being kicked from the race and Cerezo needing three stitches in his face.

Major results Source: 1989 3rd Junior Time trial Championships 1992 4th Subida al Naranco 1993 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo 1994 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 1998 2nd Trofeo Luis Ocana 1999 2nd National Road race Championships 6th Memorial Manuel Galera

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