David Blanco

David Blanco Rodríguez (born 3 March 1975) is a Spanish former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2012.

Career Born in Bern, Switzerland, Blanco began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team . His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal, racing with . Then he switched to the team. After winning the Volta a Portugal in 2006, he joined a Portuguese team. In 2008 he would grab a second win in the Volta a Portugal, the main cycling competition in Portugal, and in 2009 after he placed second, first place Nuno Ribeiro was disqualified after he tested positive for CERA, therefore making Blanco the winner of the 2009 Volta a Portugal as well. In 2010 he would win two stages in the Volta and claim another overall title. Then in 2012 he would grab another stage win and secure his fifth Volta a Portugal title eclipsing Marco Chagas, who dominated the race in the mid 1980s, to give him more wins in this race than any rider in its long history.

Major results

2003 2nd Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal 1st Stage 3

2004 2nd Trofeo Manacor 3rd Overall Challenge Mallorca 3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 10th Overall Vuelta a España

2005 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

2006 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 8 & 10 3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

2007 1st Overall Grand Prix Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis 1st Stage 3 1st Overall Volta ao Sotavento Algarvio 1st Stage 2b (ITT)

2008 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo

2009 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 9 & 10 (ITT) 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 7th Klasika Primavera 9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

2010 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 4 & 7 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 3 2nd Overall Grande Prémio de Liberty Seguros 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 8th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

2011 9th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 10th Gran Premio di Lugano

2012 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 8 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León