David Cañada

David Cañada
Personal information
Full name David Cañada Gracia
Born 11 March 1975
Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1996–2000 ONCE
2001–2002 Mapei-Quick Step
2003 Quick Step-Davitamon
2004–2009 Saunier Duval-Prodir
Major wins
Volta a Catalunya (2006)
Vuelta a Murcia (2000)
Circuit de la Sarthe (2000)
Infobox last updated on
22 May 2007

David Cañada Gracia (born 11 March 1975, Zaragoza, Aragon) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. His win at the 2006 Volta a Catalunya is his best career accomplishment to date. In the 2005 Tour de France, he was in a break-away on stage 2 (the first open road stage); he attacked on the climb near the finish but was overhauled by Bouygues Télécom's Thomas Voeckler. Cañada was unable to compete in the 2009 season, due to treatment for skin cancer, and retired early in the 2010 season, having been unable to find a team.

Major achievements

1996 – ONCE
1997 – ONCE
2nd overall – Vuelta a los Valles Mineros (2.3)
1998 – ONCE
1999 – ONCE-Deutsche Bank
2000 – ONCE-Deutsche Bank
1st overall and Stage 4 (ITT) – Circuit de la Sarthe (2.4)
1st overall and Stages 4 and 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Murcia (2.3)
2001 – Mapei-Quick Step
2002 – Mapei-Quick Step
4th overall – Ronde van Nederland
2003 – Quick Step-Davitamon
3rd overall – Tour de Luxembourg (2.2)
2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
10th – Tour de Suisse
2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
3rd – Rund um Köln (1.1)
2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
1st overall – Volta a Catalunya
2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
3rd overall – Tour de Georgia
General classification leader (after Stage 3)

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