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
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]
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]
Grand Tour | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | DNF | 40 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | |
Tour de France | — | — | — | DNF | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 127 | 105 | — | — | — | |
Vuelta a España | 47 | — | 79 | — | 14 | — | 42 | 42 | DNF | — | — | — | — | 60 | 66 |