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David de la Cruz

David de la Cruz

Spanish cyclist

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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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Melgarejo.

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]

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
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

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References

  1. [1]
    "De la Cruz signs for Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. [5]
    "David de la Cruz signs for Astana". cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. [6]
    "ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. [7]
    "David de la Cruz Melgarejo » Team NetApp – Endura". Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. [8]
    "Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. [9]
    Alasdair Fotheringham (29 August 2016). "Victory in Vuelta a España a massive first for De La Cruz". Cyclingnews.com.
  10. [10]
    Sabadell.cat (5 June 2017). "David de la Cruz, elegido mejor deportista de Sabadell del 2016". Sabadell.cat. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  11. [11]
    "David, una cruz para los favoritos: "Lo vamos a intentar hasta el final"" [David, a cross for the favourites: "We will try to the end"]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021. Su reto, el de mejorar el séptimo puesto que hizo en 2016 y 2020, sigue vigente. [His challenge, to improve the seventh place he did in 2016 and 2020, is still valid.]
  12. [12]
    "David de la Cruz signs for Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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