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.

[4] 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.

[3][4] In 2011, she was one of several people featured in a documentary titled La Teoría del Espiralismo whose creation was sponsored by the Fundación Cultural Banest and which was promoted by the Spanish Paralympic Committee.

[3][4] A year and a half after her accident, she got on her bicycle and soon after, she went to Velòdrom d'Horta where she met a number of people who encouraged her in the sport, including her eventual coach, Bernat Moreno.

[3] She qualified for the London Paralympics after earning a pair of gold medals at a World Cup event in Segovia.