Raquel Acinas Poncelas

Raquel Acinas Poncelas (born 12 April 1978 in L'Hospitalet) is a Spanish cyclist who has represented Spain at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics in both road and track events. She also competed at the 2013 World Championships.

Personal Acinas was born in L'Hospitalet, Catalan town of Spain, She has a degree in architecture and works in the field

On 1 August 2004, Acinas was 26 years old, she had a femoral amputation her left leg following an accident in which an SUV rammed into her motorcycle.

Cycling Acinas is a C2 classified cyclist, and cycles while having only one leg. She also competed in events held at the velodrome, finishing seventh in one of the chase events. From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADOP scholarship. She lost her scholarship following the London Games, and had to cut back on training because she needed to work.