David López (cyclist) explained

David López
Fullname:David López Garcia
Birth Date:13 May 1981
Birth Place:Barakaldo, Spain
Height:1.79m (05.87feet)
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Proyears1:2003–2004
Proteam1:Café Baqué
Proyears2:2005–2006
Proyears3:2007–2012
Proyears4:2013–2018
Proteam4:[1]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Vuelta a España

1 individual stage (2010)

1 TTT stage (2016)

David López García (born 13 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2003 and 2018 for the Café Baqué,, and squads.[2]

Career

López was born in Barakaldo. The biggest victory of his career was the ninth stage of the 2010 Vuelta a España, a mountain stage with 6 categorized climbs on the menu. Lopez went clear of the leading group with 3km (02miles) to go, crossing the line with an advantage of six seconds over 's Roman Kreuziger.[3]

He joined the team in 2007 after turning professional for in 2005. He left the at the end of 2012 and joined for the 2013 season.[1]

Major results

2004
  • 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
    2005
  • 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
    2006
  • 7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    2007
  • 2nd Subida a Urkiola
  • 3rd Overall Deutschland Tour
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 4th Klasika Primavera
  • 6th Overall Paris–Nice
  • 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
    2008
  • 3rd GP Ouest–France
  • 4th Subida a Urkiola
  • 10th Overall Tour du Limousin
    2009
  • 3rd Subida al Naranco
  • 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 8th Cholet-Pays de Loire
    2010
  • 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
    2011
  • 2nd Klasika Primavera
  • 6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
  • 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
  • 7th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
  • 9th Overall Critérium International
    2012
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
  • 4th Klasika Primavera
  • 8th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    2013
  • 1st Stage 6 Eneco Tour
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Beijing
  • 4th Overall Tour of Britain
  • 4th Japan Cup
    2015
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Norway
    2016
  • Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
  • Combativity award Stage 12

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
    Giro d'ItaliaDNF40DNF69
    Tour de FranceDNF51127105
    Vuelta a España4779144242DNF6066

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Lopez added to Sky roster. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 11 September 2012. 24 September 2012.
    2. Web site: Helping Froome and Valverde win Grand Tours has been a privilege . 22 November 2018 . . 2 January 2019.
    3. News: Vuelta a España 2010: David Lopez wins stage nine as Igor Anton retains overall lead. The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited 2013. 5 September 2010. 1 January 2013.