López at the 2015 Tour de Suisse.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | David López Garcia |
Born |
Barakaldo, Spain |
13 May 1981
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Sky |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional team(s) | |
2003–2004 | Café Baqué |
2005–2006 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
2007–2012 | Caisse d'Epargne |
2013– | Team Sky |
Major wins | |
David López García (born 13 May 1981 in Barakaldo) is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for Team Sky.
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 Movistar Team 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.