David Arroyo
.jpg) 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 (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2001–2003 | ONCE–Eroski |
| 2004 | LA-Pecol |
| 2005–2012 | Illes Balears–Banesto |
| 2013– | Caja Rural |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a España, 1 stage (2008) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 6 November 2016 | |
David Arroyo Durán (born 7 January 1980 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding on the UCI Professional Continental Team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.[1] 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 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 is 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 favorites, 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.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 4 & 8
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 5th Subida al Naranco
- 2006
- 5th Klasika Primavera
- 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
maglia rosa from 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 Indurain
- 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
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
— | — | 10 | — | 8 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
53 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 66 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | 19 | — | 17 | — | 24 | — | — | 13 | 20 | 12 | 122 |
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.
External links
- David Arroyo profile at Cycling Archives