David de la Fuente

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David de la Fuente
De la Fuente in the 2007 Tour de France
De la Fuente in the 2007 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name David de la Fuente Rasilla
Date of birth May 4, 1981 (1981-05-04) (age 27)
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight 65 kg (140 lb)
Team information
Current team Saunier Duval-Prodir
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Breakaway specialist
Professional team(s)
2003
2004–
Vini Caldirola
Saunier Duval-Prodir
Major wins
Tour de France Combativity award (2006)
Infobox last updated on:
September 2, 2007

David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the Saunier Duval-Prodir cycling team on the UCI ProTour. 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
2nd, Stage 1, Euskal Bizikleta
2nd, Stage 2, Euskal Bizikleta
156th overall, Vuelta a España
2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
3rd, Trofeo Calvia
2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
Vuelta a España
(Stages 3 and 4) White Jersey, Combined Classification leader
56th overall – Tour de France
Winner, Most combative classification
(After Stages 2 and 11) King of the Mountains Classification leader
Stages 2 and 11, Most combative stage award
26th overall, Volta a Catalunya
2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
1st, GP Llodio
1st, Mountains classification, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
3rd, Stage 7, Tour de France

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Persondata
NAME de la Fuente, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES de la Fuente Rasilla, David
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1981-05-04
PLACE OF BIRTH Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH