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David
De La Cruz

Birthdate
06.05.1989

Birthplace
Sabadell

Height
182 cm

Weight
66 kg

David's biography

Prof. since: 2011
Victories: -
Style of rider: Climber, Allrounder
Nickname: Mazoman (Thor)
Hobbies: -
Favourite race: Volta a Catalunya, Tour of California
Personal website: -
Twitter name: @delacruz_sbd

David De La Cruz had a unique path to cycling. As a teenager he participated in other sports first such as football, running, and swimming, and purchased a road bike simply to ride back-and-forth to his job every day. One day he had a puncture and needed the assistance of other riders along the road. He then asked if he could ride with them. His life changed after this moment, at about 18 years old. Within two years of riding amateur, he became a professional. He earned his nickname "Mazoman" (Thor) when a mechanic instructed him to use a hammer to lower his saddle, but he didn't have one. So he used his hand!

De La Cruz loves cycling as a whole, including the “strict” life of professionals due to the obvious improvements that come with dedication and discipline. But he loves it the most because of the freedom. “I remember when I had my first bike. I didn’t have a car, and because of my bicycle I felt freedom. I could go anywhere I want. This is one of the best things. Your own body gives you the freedom to go anywhere. The the store, the mountains, anything."

De La Cruz arrived at Etixx- Quick-Step because he considers it to be the best team in the world. “I always thought when a team like this wanted me, it is the top of your professional career. When I got a call from Patrick Lefevere saying he was interested in me, I was the happiest person in the world.”

Stats 2015

UCI Ranking:
#Wins: (More info)
#Top-10 positions: 5 (More info)
Race distance covered: 10073.7 km
Days of racing: 66 days

Distances

Santos Tour Down Under	812.3 km	6 days
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race	174 km	1 days
Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia	198.1 km	1 days
Clasica de Almeria	183.3 km	1 days
Classic Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech	99 km	1 days
La Drome Classic	201 km	1 days
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya	1238.1 km	7 days
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco	844.8 km	6 days
Tour de Romandie	711.7 km	6 days
Giro d'Italia	3502 km	21 days
Critérium du Dauphiné	1213 km	8 days
Tour de Pologne	195 km	2 days
Vuelta a Espana	701.4 km	5 days
Total	10073.7 km	66 days

David's previous teams

2015: Etixx - Quick Step (WT)

Date	Result	Race	Distance
22/08 » 13/09		Vuelta a Espana	200.3
27/08	DNS	Stage 6	200.3
26/08	183	Stage 5	167.3
25/08	111	Stage 4	209.6
24/08	136	Stage 3	158.4
23/08	47	Stage 2	158.7
22/08	5	Stage 1 Time Trial	7.4
02/08 » 08/08		Tour de Pologne	146
03/08	DNF	Stage 2	146
02/08	40	Stage 1	122
07/06 » 14/06		Critérium du Dauphiné
	22	Mountains Classification
	13	General Classification
14/06	13	Stage 8	156.5
13/06	14	Stage 7	155
12/06	18	Stage 6	183
11/06	24	Stage 5	161
10/06	59	Stage 4	228
09/06	4	Stage 3 Time Trial	24.5
08/06	133	Stage 2	173
07/06	66	Stage 1	132
09/05 » 31/05		Giro d'Italia
	26	Mountains Classification
	83	Points Classification
	34	General Classification
31/05	74	Stage 21	185
30/05	16	Stage 20	196
29/05	59	Stage 19	236
28/05	6	Stage 18	170
27/05	84	Stage 17	134
26/05	49	Stage 16	177
24/05	32	Stage 15	165
23/05	120	Stage 14 Time Trial	59.4
22/05	116	Stage 13	147
21/05	39	Stage 12	190
20/05	153	Stage 11	153
19/05	118	Stage 10	200
17/05	109	Stage 9	224
16/05	41	Stage 8	186
15/05	92	Stage 7	264
14/05	109	Stage 6	183
13/05	57	Stage 5	152
12/05	125	Stage 4	150
11/05	60	Stage 3	136
10/05	140	Stage 2	177
09/05	4	Stage 1 Time Trial	17.6
28/04 » 03/05		Tour de Romandie
	42	General Classification
03/05	56	Stage 6 Time Trial	17.3
02/05	45	Stage 5	166.1
01/05	53	Stage 4	169.8
30/04	68	Stage 3	173.2
29/04	52	Stage 2	166.1
28/04	4	Stage 1 Time Trial	19.2
06/04 » 11/04		Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
	29	Mountains Classification
	67	General Classification
11/04	40	Stage 6 Time Trial	18.3
10/04	112	Stage 5	155.5
09/04	63	Stage 4	162.2
08/04	83	Stage 3	170.7
07/04	102	Stage 2	175.4
06/04	101	Stage 1	162.7
23/03 » 29/03		Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
	93	General Classification
29/03	103	Stage 7	126.6
28/03	87	Stage 6	194.1
27/03	73	Stage 5	195.4
26/03	118	Stage 4	188.4
25/03	75	Stage 3	156.6
24/03	110	Stage 2	191.8
23/03	177	Stage 1	185.2
01/03	54	La Drome Classic	201
28/02	DNF	Classic Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech	198
15/02	81	Clasica de Almeria	183.3
14/02	31	Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia	198.1
01/02	16	Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race	174
20/01 » 25/01		Santos Tour Down Under
	24	General Classification
25/01	69	Stage 6	90
24/01	23	Stage 5	151.5
23/01	73	Stage 4	144.5
22/01	31	Stage 3	143.2
21/01	49	Stage 2	150.5
20/01	77	Stage 1	132.6

2014: Team NetApp Endura (PCT)

Date	Result	Race	Distance
05/10	65	Il Lombardia	254
20/09	DNF	Memorial Marco Pantani	189.8
18/09	73	Tre Valli Varesine	200
17/09	DNF	Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze	199.6
16/09	DNF	GP Banca di Legnano - Coppa Bernocchi	190.3
18/08 » 24/08		USA Pro Challenge
	12	Mountains Classification
	25	General Classification	845.1
24/08	35	Stage 7	126
23/08	21	Stage 6 Time Trial	16.1
22/08	28	Stage 5	168
21/08	50	Stage 4	113
20/08	35	Stage 3	155
19/08	28	Stage 2	169
18/08	48	Stage 1	98
05/07 » 27/07		Tour de France	185.5
17/07	DNF	Stage 12	185.5
16/07	82	Stage 11	187.5
14/07	59	Stage 10	161.5
13/07	168	Stage 9	170
12/07	80	Stage 8	161
11/07	149	Stage 7	234.5
10/07	172	Stage 6	194
09/07	188	Stage 5	155.5
08/07	187	Stage 4	163.5
07/07	185	Stage 3	155
06/07	156	Stage 2	201
05/07	189	Stage 1	190.5
19/06 » 22/06		Tour de Slovénie
	39	Points Classification
	11	General Classification
22/06	56	Stage 4	153
21/06	15	Stage 3	192
20/06	17	Stage 2	160.7
19/06	14	Stage 1 Time Trial	8.8
11/05 » 18/05		Amgen Tour of California
	45	Points Classification
	6	Mountains Classification
	10	General Classification	1142.8
18/05	23	Stage 8	122.4
17/05	29	Stage 7	142.8
16/05	2	Stage 6	151.8
15/05	25	Stage 5	172.9
14/05	33	Stage 4	165.1
13/05	19	Stage 3	174.6
12/05	14	Stage 2 Time Trial	20.1
11/05	58	Stage 1	193.1
27/04	51	Liège - Bastogne - Liège	262.9
22/04 » 25/04		Giro del Trentino	537.29
	34	General Classification	537.29
25/04	41	Stage 4	175
24/04	20	Stage 3	184.4
23/04	35	Stage 2	164.5
22/04	2	Stage 1 Time Trial	13.4
29/03 » 30/03		Critérium International
	10	Youth Classification
	29	General Classification	272
30/03	30	Stage 3	176
29/03	37	Stage 2 Time Trial	7
29/03	57	Stage 1	89
23/03	DNF	Milano-Sanremo	294
12/03 » 18/03		Tirreno-Adriatico
	9	Youth Classification
	4	Mountains Classification
	45	Points Classification
	72	General Classification	1028.6
18/03	42	Stage 7 Time Trial	9.1
17/03	157	Stage 6	189
16/03	41	Stage 5	192
15/03	60	Stage 4	244
14/03	84	Stage 3	210
13/03	173	Stage 2	166
12/03	15	Stage 1 Time Trial	18.5
18/02 » 23/02		Tour of Oman
	3	Youth Classification
	23	General Classification	915.5
23/02	60	Stage 6	146.5
22/02	17	Stage 5	147.5
21/02	49	Stage 4	173
20/02	58	Stage 3	145
19/02	34	Stage 2	139
18/02	82	Stage 1	164.5
12/02	36	Trofeo Platja de Muro	162
11/02	12	Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana	152.9
10/02	52	Trofeo Ses Salines	183
09/02	180	Trofeo Palma	116

2013: Team NetApp Endura (PCT)

Date	Result	Race	Distance
24/08 » 15/09		Vuelta a España	169
06/09	DNF	Stage 13	169
05/09	183	Stage 12	164.2
04/09	129	Stage 11 Time Trial	38.8
02/09	41	Stage 10	178
01/09	41	Stage 9	163.7
31/08	26	Stage 8	166.6
30/08	83	Stage 7	205.9
29/08	92	Stage 6	175
28/08	83	Stage 5	174.3
27/08	59	Stage 4	189
26/08	52	Stage 3	184.8
25/08	35	Stage 2	177.7
24/08	7	Stage 1 Time Trial	27.4
07/08 » 11/08		Vuelta a Burgos	803
	20	General Classification	803
11/08	25	Stage 5	170
10/08	54	Stage 4	162
09/08	20	Stage 3	175
08/08	33	Stage 2	157
07/08	39	Stage 1	139
04/08	69	Ride London Classic	221
02/06 » 09/06		Critérium du Dauphiné	152
09/06	DNF	Stage 8	152
08/06	117	Stage 7	184
07/06	132	Stage 6	143
06/06	65	Stage 5	139
05/06	57	Stage 4 Time Trial	32.5
04/06	97	Stage 3	167
03/06	77	Stage 2	183
02/06	61	Stage 1	121
12/05 » 20/05		Amgen Tour of California
	24	Mountains Classification
	13	General Classification	1172.79
19/05	53	Stage 8	131.4
18/05	24	Stage 7	147.1
17/05	12	Stage 6 Time Trial	31.6
16/05	39	Stage 5	185.7
15/05	43	Stage 4	134.6
14/05	57	Stage 3	177.5
13/05	22	Stage 2	199.7
12/05	20	Stage 1	165.2
16/04 » 19/04		Giro del Trentino
	6	Youth Classification
	38	General Classification	710.3
19/04	24	Stage 4	166.8
18/04	62	Stage 3	176.1
17/04	39	Stage 2	224.8
16/04	4	Stage 1 Time Trial	14.1
16/04	49	Stage 1	128.5
14/04	DNF	Amstel Gold Race	251.8
10/04	36	De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne	199.9
02/04 » 05/04		Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire
	29	General Classification
05/04	38	Stage 5	165.7
04/04	33	Stage 4	188.7
03/04	33	Stage 3 Time Trial	6.8
03/04	70	Stage 2	93.6
02/04	93	Stage 1	179.4
06/03 » 13/03		Tirreno-Adriatico	209
11/03	DNF	Stage 6	209
10/03	119	Stage 5	230
09/03	114	Stage 4	173
08/03	101	Stage 3	190
07/03	145	Stage 2	232
06/03	12	Stage 1 Time Trial	16.9
24/02	63	Clasica de Almeria	182.3
23/02	27	Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia	180
17/02 » 20/02		Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol
	39	General Classification
20/02	59	Stage 3	182.7
19/02	38	Stage 2	190.7
18/02	41	Stage 1	163.9
17/02	68	Prologue	6

2012: Caja Rural (PCT)

Date	Result	Race	Distance
09/09	DNF	GP de Fourmies - La Voix du Nord	205
08/09	101	Paris-Bruxelles	216.8
05/09	102	Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen	195.9
15/08 » 26/08		Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta
	25	Points Classification
	1	Youth Classification
	13	Mountains Classification
	5	General Classification
26/08	35	Stage 10	149.5
25/08	17	Stage 9 Time Trial	32.6
24/08	8	Stage 8	154.9
23/08	40	Stage 7	185.3
21/08	65	Stage 6	184.1
20/08	15	Stage 5	176.6
19/08	4	Stage 4	151.9
18/08	47	Stage 3	176.1
17/08	36	Stage 2	190.7
16/08	22	Stage 1	200.8
15/08	60	Prologue	2.2
31/07	56	Circuito De Getxo 'Memorial Ricardo Otxoa'	170
10/07 » 16/07		Tour de Pologne	1231.59
	91	General Classification	1231.59
16/07	144	Stage 7	131.4
15/07	90	Stage 6	191.8
14/07	101	Stage 5	163.1
13/07	162	Stage 4	124.7
12/07	69	Stage 3	201.7
11/07	168	Stage 2	239.4
10/07	122	Stage 1	179.5
24/06	43	National Championships Spain - Road Race
16/05 » 20/05		Circuit de Lorraine Professionnel	158.5
20/05	DNF	Stage 5	158.5
19/05	83	Stage 4	160
18/05	50	Stage 3	210
17/05	73	Stage 2	176
16/05	64	Stage 1	159.5
05/05 » 06/05		Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
	8	Points Classification
	9	General Classification
06/05	10	Stage 2	182.4
05/05	9	Stage 1 Time Trial	7.8
26/04 » 29/04		Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo
	5	Points Classification
	2	General Classification
29/04	5	Stage 3	167.9
28/04	48	Stage 2	92.2
28/04	4	Stage 2 Time Trial	14
27/04	20	Stage 1	162.2
13/04 » 15/04		Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
	7	Points Classification
	4	General Classification
15/04	8	Stage 3	173.5
14/04	6	Stage 2	158.7
13/04	101	Stage 1	159.2
01/04	75	Flèche d'Emeraude - Saint Malo	181
30/03	54	Route Adélie de Vitré	197.8
19/03 » 25/03		Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
	53	Mountains Classification
	63	General Classification	1150.19
25/03	103	Stage 7	119.8
24/03	80	Stage 6	169.4
23/03	55	Stage 5	207.1
22/03	44	Stage 4	199
21/03	33	Stage 3	155
20/03	80	Stage 2	161
19/03	112	Stage 1	138.9
02/03 » 04/03		Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen	181.5
03/03	165	Stage 1	181.5
02/03	110	Prologue	7
26/02	DNF	Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche - Souvenir F. Delpech	199.7
07/02	64	Trofeo Deià	151
06/02	141	Trofeo Migjorn	171.7
05/02	90	Trofeo Palma de Mallorca	116

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Tour de Pologne: Massive Crash in Sprint Finale, Brambilla Top Finisher

The ending to 145km Tour de Pologne, from Czestochowa to Dabrowa Górnicza, ended in complete chaos on Monday. A crash near the front of the peloton took down several riders, and held up the majority of the peloton just moments before the final sprint was launched.

Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 8: Martin Attempts to Stay Away Solo, De La Cruz Finishes 13th GC

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Tony Martin tested the peloton in the final, 156.5km Stage 8 of Critérium du Dauphiné on Sunday, first joining an original breakaway of about 13 riders, then getting a 10" advantage only to build on it with 75.6km to go.

Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 7: De La Cruz Fights for 14th on Le Bettex

Etixx - Quick-Step rider David De La Cruz was part of an original large breakaway, and despite being unable to maintain contaxt in the later kilometers, he still finished 14th as the peloton was completely decimated by the high mountaisn of 155km Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 7 on Saturday.

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