David de la Fuente explained
David de la Fuente |
Fullname: | David de la Fuente Rasilla |
Birth Date: | 4 May 1981 |
Birth Place: | Reinosa, Spain |
Weight: | 65kg (143lb) |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Climbing specialist |
Amateuryears1: | 2000–2002 |
Amateurteam1: | Saunier Duval–Mapei |
Proyears1: | 2003 |
Proteam1: | Vini Caldirola |
Proyears2: | 2004–2009 |
Proyears3: | 2010 |
Proyears4: | 2011 |
Proyears5: | 2012 |
Proyears6: | 2013–2014 |
Proyears7: | 2015 |
Proyears8: | 2016 |
Proyears9: | 2017– |
Proteam9: | [1] |
Majorwins: | Tour de France Combativity award (2006) GP Miguel Induráin (2009) |
David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[2] De la Fuente led the mountains classification of the 2006 Tour de France for a number of stages, donning the Polka Dot jersey after stage 2, and then again after stage 11 until Michael Rasmussen took a commanding lead in the competition. For his numerous attacks, de la Fuente was subsequently awarded the combativity award.[3]
Major results
- 2001
1st Stage 5 Circuito Montañés
- 2004
8th Clásica de Almería
- 2005
3rd Trofeo Calvià
6th Circuito de Getxo
- 2006
Tour de France
1st Overall combativity award
Held after Stages 2, 11–15
Combativity award Stages 2 & 11
- 2007
1st GP Llodio
1st Mountains classification Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
6th Trofeo Pollença
9th Klasika Primavera
10th Clásica de Almería
- 2008
1st Stage 2 Deutschland Tour
Tour de France
Held after Stages 7–9
7th GP Llodio
8th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin
- 2009
1st GP Miguel Induráin
2nd GP Llodio
8th Subida a Urkiola
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2011
Combativity award Stage 14 Vuelta a España
8th Coppa Sabatini
- 2012
6th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2013
1st Stage 2 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2015
1st Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2016
3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
10th Overall GP Liberty Seguros
1st Mountains classification
- 2017
10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2018
1st Mountains classification Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
3rd Overall Grande Prémio de Portugal N2
10th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto
- 2019
3rd Clássica da ArrábidaGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend— | Did not compete |
---|
DNF | Did not finish | |
---|
Notes and References
- Web site: Aviludo – Louletano. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301154634/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14059/1001854/257. 1 March 2020.
- Web site: Louletano – Loulé Concelho. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 18 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218224653/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15366/1001854/276. 18 February 2021.
- News: De La Fuente joins Astana. Cyclingnews.com. 28 October 2009. 13 July 2015.