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)

External links

• Profile at official Saunier Duval-Prodir website
• David Cañada at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)