David López (cyclist)

David López

López at the 2015 Tour de Suisse.
Personal information
Full name	David López Garcia
Born	13 May 1981 Barakaldo, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2003–2004	Café Baqué
2005–2006	Euskaltel–Euskadi
2007–2012	Caisse d'Epargne
2013–2018	Team Sky
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2010) 1 TTT stage (2016)

David López García (born 13 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2003 and 2018 for the Café Baqué, Euskaltel–Euskadi, Movistar Team and Team Sky squads.

Career

López was born in Barakaldo. The biggest victory of his career was the ninth stage of the 2010 Vuelta a España, a mountain stage with 6 categorized climbs on the menu. Lopez went clear of the leading group with 3 km (1.9 mi) to go, crossing the line with an advantage of six seconds over Liquigas–Doimo's Roman Kreuziger.

He joined the Caisse d'Epargne team in 2007 after turning professional for Euskaltel–Euskadi in 2005. He left the Movistar Team at the end of 2012 and joined Team Sky for the 2013 season.

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Giro d'Italia	—	—	DNF	40	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	—	69	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	DNF	—	51	—	—	—	—	127	105	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	47	—	79	—	14	—	42	42	DNF	—	—	—	—	60	66