Mancebo jumps ship from sinking Relax-GAM

Francisco Mancebo has signed with the UCI European Continental team Fercase - Rota dos Móveis , according to todociclismo.com. His Relax-GAM team was reportedly unable to secure an additional sponsor to fulfil its budget obligations in order to renew its UCI Professional Continental license.

Mancebo, who rode in 2006 for AG2R Prévoyance and for Banesto/iBanesto/Illes Baleares from 1998-2005 joined two other Spaniards in boosting the Portuguese team's roster. Alexis Rodriguez, who re-signed, and Mancebo's former Banesto team-mate, Eladio Jimenez (Karpin-Galicia).