David Arroyo

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David Arroyo

Personal information
Full name	David Arroyo Durán
Born	January 7, 1980 (1980-01-07) (age 31) Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team	Movistar Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist / All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2001–2003 2004 2005–	ONCE-Eroski LA-Pecol Illes Balears-Banesto
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage (2008)
Infobox last updated on 30 May 2010

David Arroyo Durán (born 7 January 1980 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding on the UCI ProTeam Movistar Team. He is one of the best climbers on his team along with team leader Alejandro Valverde. After Valverde crashed on 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.

Palmares

2004

2nd Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Mountains classification

1st Young Rider Classification

2006

19th Overall Vuelta a España

21st Overall Tour de France

2007

10th Overall Giro d'Italia

13th Overall Tour de France

2008

1st Urkiola Igoera-Subida Urkiola

1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España

3rd Stage 16 Tour de France

2009

2nd Overall Tour du Limousin

1st Stage 3

10th Overall Giro d'Italia

2010

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

Held maglia rosa from stages 14-18

External links

• David Arroyo at Trap-Friis.dk

Persondata
Name	Arroyo, David
Alternative names	Arroyo Durán, David
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1980-01-07
Place of birth	Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Date of death
Place of death