David de la Cruz

David de la Cruz
De la Cruz in 2015.
Personal information
Full name David de la Cruz Melgarejo
Nickname Mazoman
Born (1989-05-06) May 6, 1989
Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Team information
Current team Team Sky
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Professional team(s)
2010–2012 Caja Rural
2013–2014 NetApp–Endura
2015–2017 Etixx–Quick-Step
2018– Team Sky
Major wins

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2016)

David de la Cruz Melgarejo[1] (born May 6, 1989 in Sabadell) is a Spanish cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sky.[2]

Career

On 28 August 2016, de la Cruz scored his biggest win of his career so far which he won stage 9 of Vuelta a España from a breakaway and took over the leader jersey and combination classification jersey.[3] For these accomplishments he was voted as the best sportsperson of his hometown, Sabadell, in 2016.[4]

Career achievements

Major results

2009
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
2010
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
2011
2nd Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
2012
2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
5th Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Young rider classification
9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2014
10th Overall Tour of California
2016
7th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 9
Held after Stage 9
Held after Stage 9
2017
1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Stage 3
7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2018
1st Stage 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía
3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
9th Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 8
9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 34 DNF — 56
Yellow jersey Tour de France — DNF — — — —
Red jersey Vuelta a España DNF — DNF 7 DNF 15
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References

  1. ↑ "David de la Cruz Melgarejo » Team NetApp – Endura". Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "De la Cruz signs for Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Alasdair Fotheringham (29 August 2016). "Victory in Vuelta a España a massive first for De La Cruz". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ↑ Sabadell.cat (5 June 2017). "David de la Cruz, elegido mejor deportista de Sabadell del 2016". Sabadell.cat.
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