David Blanco
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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 |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2000–2001 | Paredes Rota dos Moveis-Tintas VIP-Antarte |
| 2002 | ASC-Vila do Conde |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003 | Porta da Ravessa–Tavira |
| 2004–2006 | Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme |
| 2007–2010 | Duja–Tavira |
| 2011 | Geox–TMC |
| 2012 | Efapel–Glassdrive |
|
Infobox last updated on 26 August 2012 | |
David Blanco Rodríguez (born 3 March 1975 in Bern, Switzerland) is a former Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela, who last rode with Efapel.[1]
He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Moveis. 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.
Palmarès
- 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
Teams
- Porta da Ravessa–Tavira (2003)
- Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme (2004–2006)
- Duja–Tavira (2007)
- Geox–TMC (2011)
- Efapel-Glassdrive (2012)
References
- David Blanco profile at Cycling Archives
- ↑ "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 24, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.