David Plaza

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David Plaza Romero (born July 3, 1970 in Madrid ) is a former Spanish cyclist .

In 1991 David Plaza won the Vuelta a Madrid , which he succeeded again three years later. Also in 1991 he won the Vuelta a Toledo and was third in the team time trial of the Mediterranean Games , together with José Ortega , Miguel Fernández and Álvaro González de Galdeano . In 1992, Plaza started the team time trial over 100 kilometers at the Olympic Games in Barcelona . Together with Fernández, González and Eleuterio Mancebo , he finished fifth. In September 1994 he became a professional driver for the Festina-Lotus team .

In 1999, Plaza won the Tour of Portugal . He took part in the Tour de France twice, but was only able to finish 22nd in 2003 when he was Jan Ullrich's team mate in the Bianchi team . In 2000 he won one stage and the overall ranking of the Deutschland Tour , and the following year the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile . At the Vuelta a España 2001 he reached his fifth of a total of seven participations with the sixth place his best placement on this tour.

successes

1991
1994
1996
1999
2000
2001

Teams

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pascal Sergent, Guy Crasset, Herve Dauchy: Wereld Encyclopedie Wielrennen . Verlag Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2001, p. 1491 (Flemish).
personal data
SURNAME Plaza, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Plaza Romero, David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd July 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid