David de la Fuente
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 Louletano–Loulé Concelho.[1] 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.[2]
![]() De la Fuente in the 2007 Tour de France | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | David de la Fuente Rasilla |
Born | Reinosa, Spain | 4 May 1981
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Louletano–Loulé Concelho |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Amateur team | |
2000–2002 | Saunier Duval–Mapei |
Professional teams | |
2003 | Vini Caldirola |
2004–2009 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
2010 | Astana |
2011 | Geox–TMC |
2012 | Caja Rural |
2013–2014 | Torku Şekerspor |
2015 | Efapel |
2016 | Sporting / Tavira |
2017– | Louletano–Hospital de Loulé |
Major wins | |
Tour de France Combativity award (2006) GP Miguel Indurain (2009) |
Major results
- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Circuito Montañés
- 2004
- 8th Clásica de Almería
- 2005
- 3rd Trofeo Calvia
- 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
- 7th GP Llodio
- 8th Gran Premio Miguel Indurain
- 2009
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain
- 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 Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2016
- 3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 10th Overall GP Liberty Seguros
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2017
- 10th Overall Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2018
- 1st
Mountains classification Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
- 3rd Overall Grande Prémio de Portugal N2
- 10th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto
- 2019
- 3rd Clássica da Arrábida
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Has not contested during his career | |||||||||
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— | — | — | 56 | 49 | DNF | — | 106 | — | — |
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156 | — | DNF | 71 | 96 | — | 24 | — | 35 | 65 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Aviludo - Louletano". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "De La Fuente joins Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to David de la Fuente. |
- Official website
- David de la Fuente at ProCyclingStats
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