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David de la Fuente
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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 |
Spain |
Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 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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