Career
A renowned sprinter, he has been regarded as one of Brazil"s finest cyclists. Pagliarini has taken part in the road cycling race at 2004 Summer Olympics (from which he withdrew due to mechanical trouble) and the 2005 Tour de France (best position: 5th on stage 2, withdrawal on stage 9). This excellent end of the season convinced his team, Saunier Duval to renew his contract.
Pagliarini had a good season start placing third in the last stage of Tour of Qatar and finishing 15th overall.
This year was a dark year for the Brazilian sprinter after the team whose he had signed a contract, TelTech H2O, did not get a license from UCI and thereafter was disbanded. Luciano stayed out of contact for some months and gained some weight.
In July he announced the comeback to his homecountry to race the Tour of Brazil with team Memorial-Santos and also his preparation on track cycling for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Following economical problems in the team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos, including a lack of payment to Pagliarini, he withdrew from cycling to become a trainer for the Brazilian track team