David de la Cruz
David de la Cruz Melgarejo[4] (born May 6, 1989) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[5]
_-_Kampioenschap_van_Vlaanderen%252C_18_september_2015_(B71).JPG.webp) De la Cruz in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David de la Cruz Melgarejo |
| Nickname | Mazoman |
| Born | May 6, 1989 Sabadell, Spain |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Caja Rural |
| 2013–2014 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2015–2017 | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2018–2019 | Team Sky[1][2] |
| 2020– | UAE Team Emirates[3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
De la Cruz was born in Sabadell. On 28 August 2016, de la Cruz scored the biggest win of his career to that point, when he won stage 9 of the Vuelta a España from a breakaway and took over the general and combination classification jerseys.[6] For these accomplishments he was voted as the best sportsperson of his hometown, Sabadell, in 2016.[7] He would go on to finish the Vuelta in 7th place overall. In the 2020 Vuelta a España he would ride strongly again and finish the race in 7th.
Major results
- 2009
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2010
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2011
- 2nd Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 5th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2014
- 10th Overall Tour of California
- 2016
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 9
- Held
after Stage 9 - Held
after Stage 9
- 2017
- 1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2018
- 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 8
- 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2019
- 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 8th Overall Tour of Guangxi
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Combativity award Stage 8 Vuelta a España- 2020
- 1st
Mountains classification Critérium du Dauphiné - 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | 34 | DNF | — | 56 | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 72 |
| Vuelta a España |
DNF | — | DNF | 7 | DNF | 15 | 66 | 7 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
References
- "De la Cruz signs for Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "David de la Cruz Melgarejo » Team NetApp – Endura". Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- Alasdair Fotheringham (29 August 2016). "Victory in Vuelta a España a massive first for De La Cruz". Cyclingnews.com.
- Sabadell.cat (5 June 2017). "David de la Cruz, elegido mejor deportista de Sabadell del 2016". Sabadell.cat.
External links
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- David de la Cruz at ProCyclingStats
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