David Arroyo
David Arroyo Durán (born 7 January 1980) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Efapel.[2]
.jpg.webp) Arroyo at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Arroyo Durán |
| Born | 7 January 1980 Talavera de la Reina, Spain |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | ONCE–Eroski |
| 2004 | LA-Pecol |
| 2005–2012 | Illes Balears–Banesto |
| 2013–2017 | Caja Rural[1] |
| 2018 | Efapel |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Arroyo was born in Talavera de la Reina, Province of Toledo.
Illes Balears–Banesto, later Movistar Team (2005–2012)
He was also one of the best climbers on the Movistar Team, Arroyo's team from 2005 to 2012, along with team leader Alejandro Valverde. After Valverde crashed in the first week of the 2006 Tour de France, Arroyo was made team leader, until Óscar Pereiro claimed the leader's yellow jersey. Arroyo then helped to protect Pereiro in the mountain climbs and ensure his overall victory.
Arroyo's biggest win to date was Stage 19 of the 2008 Vuelta a España. Prior to that, his only victories came at the 2004 Volta a Portugal, where he won two stages, the mountains competition and the young riders competition.
In the 2010 Giro d'Italia, Arroyo wore the pink jersey as race leader for five days. He was part of a fortunate breakaway in stage 11 of that race that took over 13 minutes from the race's overall favourites, and claimed the jersey three days later on a mountain stage. He kept it through two mountain stages and the climbing time trial to Kronplatz, but lost it to eventual Giro champion Ivan Basso in stage 19. He finished the race second overall, in the process proving himself to be one of the best descenders in the peloton.
Major results
- 2000
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2003
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stages 4 & 8
- 1st
- 5th Subida al Naranco
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2006
- 5th Klasika Primavera
- 9th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2007
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2008
- 1st Subida a Urkiola
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Subida a Urkiola
- 5th Vuelta a La Rioja
- 6th Subida al Naranco
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stages 14–18
- Held
- 5th Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
- 2013
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2014
- 8th Overall Route du Sud
- 8th Vuelta a Murcia
- 9th GP Miguel Induráin
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2015
- 9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2016
- 2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 8th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2017
- 5th Overall Route du Sud
References
- "Arroyo, Txurruka y Velasco destacan "el ambiente familiar" de Caja Rural y su "ilusión" por 2013" [Arroyo, Txurruka and Velasco emphasize "family atmosphere" of Caja Rural and its "enthusiasm" for 2013]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- Mariano Martín, Jesús (31 October 2017). "David Arroyo correrá en Efapel en su último año en el pelotón" [David Arroyo will compete for Efapel in his last year in the peloton]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Ignacio Díez, Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
External links
- David Arroyo at Cycling Archives
- David Arroyo at ProCyclingStats