David de la Fuente
FullnameDavid de la Fuente Rasilla
Birth date4 May 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeReinosa, Spain
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
RidertypeClimbing specialist
Amateuryears 12000–2002
Amateurteam 1Saunier Duval–Mapei
Proyears 12003
Proteam 1Vini Caldirola
Proyears 22004–2009
Proyears 32010
Proyears 42011
Proyears 52012
Proyears 62013–2014
Proyears 72015
Proyears 82016
Proyears 92017–
Proteam 9[1]
MajorwinsTour 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 Arrábida

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Giro d'Italiacolspan=10
Tour de France———5649DNF—106——
Vuelta a España156—DNF7196—24—3565
Legend
—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish

References

  1. ^ "Aviludo – Louletano". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 1 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Louletano – Loulé Concelho". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 18 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ "De La Fuente joins Astana". Cyclingnews.com. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2015.