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David de la Cruz
Spanish cyclist (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David de la Cruz Melgarejo[7] (born 6 May 1989) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[8]
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Career
De la Cruz was born in Sabadell. On 28 August 2016, de la Cruz scored the biggest win of his career to that point, when he won stage 9 of the Vuelta a España from a breakaway and took over the general and combination classification jerseys.[9] He went on to finish the race in seventh place overall. For these accomplishments he was voted as the best sportsperson of his hometown, Sabadell, in 2016.[10] In the 2020 Vuelta a España he again finished the race in seventh place overall,[11] and also finished seventh in 2021.[12]
In October 2021, de la Cruz signed a two-year contract with the Astana Qazaqstan Team, from the 2022 season.[12]
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Major results
- 2009
- 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 2010
- 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a 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
- 1st
- 9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2014
- 10th Overall Tour of California
- 2016 (1 pro win)
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 9
- Held
& 
after Stage 9
- 2017 (2)
- 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 (2)
- 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
- 2019
- 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 8th Overall Tour of Guangxi
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Combativity award Stage 8 Vuelta a España- 2020
- 1st
Mountains classification, Critérium du Dauphiné - 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2021
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2022
- 10th Overall UAE Tour
- 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2023
- 8th Overall O Gran Camiño
- 2024 (1)
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 2025
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Abruzzo
- 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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References
External links
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