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Encyclopedia > David de la Fuente

David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the Saunier Duval-Prodir cycling team on the UCI ProTour. 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 super-combativity award. May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reinosa is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. ... Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5,321 km²  1. ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ... The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... Michael Rasmussen (born June 1, 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for Dutch team Rabobank. ...


Major achievements

2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
  • Vuelta a España
    • (Stages 3 and 4) White Jersey, Combined Classification leader
  • 56th overall – Tour de France
    • Winner, Most combative classification
    • (After Stages 2 and 11) King of the Mountains Classification leader
    • Stages 2 and 11, Most combative stage award
  • 26th overall, Volta a Catalunya
2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
  • 3rd, Trofeo Calvia
2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
  • -
2003 – Vini Caldirola-Sidermec-Saunier Duval
  • 2nd, Stage 1, Euskal Bizikleta (2.1)
  • 2nd, Stage 2, Euskal Bizikleta
  • 156th overall, Vuelta a España
Riders on Saunier Duval-Prodir

Raivis Belohvoščiks | José Alberto Benitez | Rubens Bertogliati | Iker Camaño | David Cañada | Juan José Cobo | David de la Fuente | Jesus del Nero | Arkaitz Durán | Alberto Fernandez de la Puebla Ramos | Koldo Gil | Ángel Gomez | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Ruben Lobato | Iban Mayo | Piotr Mazur | Javier Mejias | David Millar | Manuele Mori | Luciano Pagliarini | Leonardo Piepoli | Riccardo Riccò | Christophe Rinero | Gilberto Simoni | Guido Trentin | Francisco Ventoso | Remmert Wielinga |  Carlos Zarate Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ... The 61st Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2006. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. ... The 2006 edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycling race will take place from May 15 to May 21, 2006, in the region of Catalunya. ... The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, is the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ... Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ... Raivis Belohvoščiks (born 21 January 1976) is a Latvian professional road bicycle racer that specializes in individual time trial events. ... Swiss rider Rubens Bertogliatis breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was riding for the Italian Lampre-Daikin team. ... Iker Camaño Ortuzar (born March 14, 1979 in Santurce-Santurtzi, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi. ... David Cañada Gracia (born March 11, 1975) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. ... Koldo Gil Pérez (born 16 January 1978, Burlata, Navarra) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. ... José Ángel Gómez Marchante (usually known simply as Ángel Gómez) (b. ... Iban Mayo Diez (born August 19, 1977, in Igorre, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional road bicycle racer. ... David Millar examining his time trial bicycle. ... Luciano André Pagliarini (born April 18, 1978 in Arapongas, state of Paraná) is a brazilian cyclist, currently one of the best from his country. ... Leonardo Piepoli (born September 29, 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... Riccardo Riccò (born 1 September 1983) is a professional road bicycle racer from Italy. ... Christophe Rinero (born December 29, 1973 in Moissac) is a French cyclist who rides for Saunier Duval-Prodir in the UCI ProTour. ... Gilberto Simoni with team manager Mauro Gianetti. ... Francisco Ventoso (born May 6, 1982 in Reinosa) is a Spanish cyclist who rides for Saunier Duval-Prodir in the UCI ProTour. ...

Manager
Mauro Gianetti
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