David López (cyclist)
.jpg) López at the 2015 Tour de Suisse. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David López Garcia |
| Born |
13 May 1981 Barakaldo, Spain |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003–2004 | Café Baqué |
| 2005–2006 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2007–2012 | Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2013– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
|
Deutschland Tour, 1 stage Vuelta a España, 1 stage | |
|
Infobox last updated on 4 January 2014 | |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is García.
David López García (born 13 May 1981 in Barakaldo) is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for Team Sky.[1]
Career
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 3 km (1.9 mi) to go, crossing the line with an advantage of six seconds over Liquigas–Doimo's Roman Kreuziger.[2]
He joined the Movistar Team team in 2007 after turning professional for Euskaltel–Euskadi in 2005. He left the Movistar Team at the end of 2012 and joined Team Sky for the 2013 season.[1]
Major achievements
Source:[3]
- 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 Grand Prix 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 Overall Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2013
- 1st Stage 6 Eneco Tour
- 3rd Overall Tour of Beijing
- 4th Overall Tour of Britain
- 5th Japan Cup
- 2015
- 3rd Overall Tour of Norway
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 40 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | DNF | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 127 | 105 |
 Vuelta a España |
79 | — | 14 | — | 42 | 42 | DNF | — | — | — |
References
- 1 2 "Lopez added to Sky roster". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=1928&idtitle=1
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to David López. |
- David López profile at Team Sky
- Palmares on CyclingBase (French)
- David López profile at Cycling Archives
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