David Blanco Rodríguez (born 3 March 1975) is a Spanish former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2012.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Blanco Rodríguez |
| Born | 3 March 1975 Bern, Switzerland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2001 | Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Tintas VIP |
| 2002 | ASC–Vila do Conde |
| 2003 | Porta da Ravessa–Tavira |
| 2004–2006 | Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme |
| 2007–2010 | Duja–Tavira |
| 2011 | Geox–TMC |
| 2012 | Efapel–Glassdrive[1] |
Career
editBorn in Bern, Switzerland, Blanco began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Tintas VIP. His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal, racing with Porta da Ravessa–Tavira. Then he switched to the Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme team. After winning the Volta a Portugal in 2006, he joined a Portuguese team, Duja–Tavira. In 2008 he would grab a second win in the Volta a Portugal, the main cycling competition in Portugal, and in 2009 after he placed second, first place Nuno Ribeiro was disqualified after he tested positive for CERA,[2] therefore making Blanco the winner of the 2009 Volta a Portugal as well. In 2010 he would win two stages in the Volta and claim another overall title. Then in 2012 he would grab another stage win and secure his fifth Volta a Portugal title eclipsing Marco Chagas, who dominated the race in the mid 1980s, to give him more wins in this race than any rider in its long history.
Major results
edit- 2003
- 2nd Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal
- 1st Stage 3
- 2004
- 2nd Trofeo Manacor
- 3rd Overall Challenge Mallorca
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2005
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2006
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 8 & 10
- 3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2007
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Volta ao Sotavento Algarvio
- 1st Stage 2b (ITT)
- 2008
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2009
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 9 & 10 (ITT)
- 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 7th Klasika Primavera
- 9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2010
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 4 & 7
- 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Overall Grande Prémio de Liberty Seguros
- 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2011
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 10th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 2012
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 8
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
References
edit- ^ "David Blanco ficha por el Efapel-Glassdrive" [David Blanco signed for Efapel-Glassdrive]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Gurenet Teknologia S.L. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA". Cyclingnews.com. July 24, 2010. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
External links
edit- David Blanco at ProCyclingStats
- David Blanco at Cycling Archives (archived)