David de la Fuente

David de la Fuente
De la Fuente in the 2007 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameDavid de la Fuente Rasilla
Born (1981-05-04) 4 May 1981 (age 43)
Reinosa, Spain
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamAviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur team
2000–2002Saunier Duval–Mapei
Professional teams
2003Vini Caldirola
2004–2009Saunier Duval–Prodir
2010Astana
2011Geox–TMC
2012Caja Rural
2013–2014Torku Şekerspor
2015Efapel
2016Sporting / Tavira
2017–Louletano–Hospital de Loulé[1]
Major wins
Tour de France Combativity award (2006)
GP Miguel Induráin (2009)

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]

  1. ^ "Aviludo – Louletano". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Louletano – Loulé Concelho". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ "De La Fuente joins Astana". Cyclingnews.com. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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