Azucena Sánchez

Azucena Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameAzucena Sánchez Benito
Born (1978-10-15) 15 October 1978
Spain
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad cycling
RoleRider
Professional teams
2003Team Catalunya - Aliverti - Kookai
2004Team Aliverti - Bianchi - Kookai
2008Team CMAX Dila
2010–2011Reyno de Navarra-Telco-Conor
2012S.C. Michela Fanini-Rox

Azucena Sánchez Benito (born 15 October 1978) is a Spanish former road cyclist.

Cycling career

Azucena Sánchez Benito competed for UCI women's teams including Team Catalunya - Aliverti - Kookai, Team Aliverti - Bianchi - Kookai, Team CMAX Dila, Reyno de Navarra-Telco-Conor and S.C. Michela Fanini-Rox. She rode the 2012 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial with S.C. Michela Fanini-Rox.[1][2][3][4]

Media and collaborations

Azucena Sánchez Benito has been involved in endurance and performance environments, including projects related to the Titan Desert and collaborations linked to GAES and endurance athletes.[5]

Professional activity

After retiring from cycling, Azucena Sánchez Benito developed a professional practice focused on psychophysical preparation, physiotherapy and performance training.

She is listed in the Swiss EMR/RME register as a certified therapist.[6] She is also presented on OneDoc as a neuro physical-musical-sports trainer and neuro-physiotherapist working in Massagno, Switzerland.[7]

She collaborates with the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in activities related to musicians' health and psychophysical preparation for musical performance.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Azucena SANCHEZ BENITO". UCI. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Azucena Sanchez Benito - Teams and Career History". Cyclingflash. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Azucena Sanchez Benito". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "UCI Road World Championships Results - Elite Women team time trial". RoadCycling.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Polar pre Polar Team para la Milenio Titan Desert by GAES". ESMTB. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sanchez Benito Azucena". EMR. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Azucena Sanchez". OneDoc. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Seminari e attività 2025-2026" (PDF). Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana. Retrieved 6 April 2026.