David de la Fuente
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.jpg) De la Fuente in the 2007 Tour de France |
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| Full name | David de la Fuente Rasilla | ||
| Born | May 4, 1981 Reinosa, Spain |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (140 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Caja Rural | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
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| 2001 | Saunier Duval-Mapei | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2003 2004–2009 2010 2011 2012– |
Vini Caldirola Saunier Duval-Prodir Astana Geox-TMC Caja Rural |
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| Infobox last updated on 15 January 2012 |
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David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the Caja Rural cycling team.[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.
[edit] Major achievements
- 2003 – Vini Caldirola-Sidermec-Saunier Duval
- 2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 3rd, Trofeo Calvia
- 2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 56th overall – Tour de France
- Winner, Most combative classification
- Stages 2 and 11, Most combative stage award
- 2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 1st, GP Llodio
- 1st, Mountains classification, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2008 – Saunier Duval-Scott
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of Germany
- 2009
- 1st, GP Miguel Indurain
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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