David Blanco

David Blanco

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

David Blanco Rodríguez (born March 3, 1975 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela with Geox-TMC.

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. Then he switched to the Comunidad Valenciana 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,^[1] therefore making Blanco the winner of the 2009 Volta a Portugal as well.

Palmarès

2003

• one stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal

2006

• two stages and winner of the Volta a Portugal

2007

• one stage and winner of the Grand Prix Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis

2008

• winner of the Volta a Portugal

2009

• winner of the Volta a Portugal

2010

• winner of the Volta a Portugal

Teams

• Porta da Ravessa (2003)
• Comunidad Valenciana (2004–2006)
• Palmeiras Resort-Tavira (2007)
• Geox-TMC (2010)

References

• David Blanco profile at Cycling Archives

1. ^ "Ribeiro suspended for two years for CERA". Cyclingnews.com. July 24, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5rTEPgFVJ. Retrieved July 24, 2010. 

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Persondata
Name	Blanco, David
Alternative names	Blanco Rodríguez, David
Short description	Spanish racing cyclist
Date of birth	March 3, 1975
Place of birth	Bern, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death