David Vázquez López (born 10 February 1979) is a Spanish former professional downhill mountain biker.[2] He most notably won four rounds of the UCI Downhill World Cup in addition to placing second overall in 1998 and third in 2000. He also won the national championships in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2007 and the European Championships in 2007.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1979 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Downhill |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998 | Volvo–Cannondale |
| 1999 | Mountain Dew–Specialized |
| 2000 | Subaru–Specialized |
| 2001–2002 | Giant |
| 2003–2007 | MSC Bikes |
| 2008–2009 | Lapierre–DH–Saab Salomon[1] |
Major results edit
- 1997
- 1st
European Junior Downhill Championships - 2nd
UCI Junior Downhill World Championships - 2nd Nevegal, UCI Downhill World Cup
- 1998
- 2nd Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
- 1st Big Bear Lake
- 2nd Kaprun
- 2nd Stellenbosch
- 3rd Snoqualmie Pass
- 1999
- 4th UCI Downhill World Championships
- 2000
- 1st
National Downhill Championships - 3rd Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
- 4th European Downhill Championships
- 2003
- 1st National Downhill Championships
- 4th European Downhill Championships
- 5th Overall UCI Downhill World Cup
- 1st Kaprun
- 2004
- 1st Calgary, UCI Downhill World Cup
- 2006
- 1st National Downhill Championships
- 2007
- 1st European Downhill Championships
- 1st National Downhill Championships
- 2nd Vigo, UCI Downhill World Cup
References edit
- ^ Nilsson, Tomas (28 November 2007). "Vazquez to lead new Team Lapierre". Cycling News. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "David Vázquez López". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "David Vázquez López". the-sports.org. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
External links edit
- David Vázquez López at Cycling Archives
- David Vázquez López at MTB Data
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