David de la Fuente
Spanish racing cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Fuente and the second or maternal family name is Rasilla.
David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho.[2] De la Fuente led the mountains classification of the 2006 Tour de France for a number of stages, donning the Polka Dot jersey after stage 2, and then again after stage 11 until Michael Rasmussen took a commanding lead in the competition. For his numerous attacks, de la Fuente was subsequently awarded the combativity award.[3]
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Personal information | |
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Full name | David de la Fuente Rasilla |
Born | (1981-05-04) 4 May 1981 (age 43) Reinosa, Spain |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Amateur team | |
2000–2002 | Saunier Duval–Mapei |
Professional teams | |
2003 | Vini Caldirola |
2004–2009 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
2010 | Astana |
2011 | Geox–TMC |
2012 | Caja Rural |
2013–2014 | Torku Şekerspor |
2015 | Efapel |
2016 | Sporting / Tavira |
2017– | Louletano–Hospital de Loulé[1] |
Major wins | |
Tour de France Combativity award (2006) GP Miguel Induráin (2009) | |
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