{{Short description|Spanish cyclist (born 1989)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = David de la Cruz | image = GI220032 de la cruz (52123251953).jpg | image_size = | caption = De la Cruz in 2022 | fullname = David de la Cruz Melgarejo | nickname = Mazoman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|5|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Sabadell, Spain | height = {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|Q36}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Climber | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2010–2012 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CJR|2010}} | proyears2 = 2013–2014 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TNE|2013}} | proyears3 = 2015–2017 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2015}} | proyears4 = 2018–2019 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/de-la-cruz-signs-for-team-sky/|title=De la Cruz signs for Team Sky|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=17 August 2017|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/|title=Team Sky|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105011120/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/|archive-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> | proyears5 = 2020–2021 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|UAD|2020}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uae-team-emirates-complete-2020-roster-with-re-signing-of-former-world-champion-rui-costa/|title=UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 October 2019|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|title=UAE Team Emirates|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears6 = 2022–2023 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|AST|2022}}<ref>{{cite web |title=David de la Cruz signs for Astana |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/david-de-la-cruz-signs-for-astana/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=3 January 2022 |language=en |date=2 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17172 |website=UCI |access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref> | proyears7 = 2024– | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|Q36|2024}} | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Vuelta a España''' ::1 individual stage (2016) '''One-day races and Classics''' :National Time Trial Championships (2024) | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }} {{family name hatnote|de la Cruz|Melgarejo|lang=Spanish}} '''David de la Cruz Melgarejo'''<ref name="ProCyclingStats.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=140949 | title=David de la Cruz Melgarejo » Team NetApp – Endura | access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> (born 6 May 1989) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|Q36}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/19508 | title=Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | work=UCI.org | accessdate=16 January 2024}}</ref>
==Career== De la Cruz was born in Sabadell. On 28 August 2016, de la Cruz scored the biggest win of his career to that point, when he won stage 9 of the Vuelta a España from a breakaway and took over the general and combination classification jerseys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/victory-in-vuelta-a-espana-a-massive-first-for-de-la-cruz|title=Victory in Vuelta a España a massive first for De La Cruz|date=29 August 2016|author=Alasdair Fotheringham|publisher=Cyclingnews.com}}</ref> He went on to finish the race in seventh place overall. For these accomplishments he was voted as the best sportsperson of his hometown, Sabadell, in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidelacruz.com/david-la-cruz-elegido-mejor-deportista-sabadell-del-2016|title=David de la Cruz, elegido mejor deportista de Sabadell del 2016|date=5 June 2017|author=Sabadell.cat|publisher=Sabadell.cat|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413060925/http://www.davidelacruz.com/david-la-cruz-elegido-mejor-deportista-sabadell-del-2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 2020 Vuelta a España he again finished the race in seventh place overall,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/2021/08/31/612dd74046163fc3368b45ec.html|title=David, una cruz para los favoritos: "Lo vamos a intentar hasta el final"|language=Spanish|trans-title=David, a cross for the favourites: "We will try to the end"|work=Marca|publisher=Unidad Editorial|date=31 August 2021|accessdate=23 December 2021|quote=Su reto, el de mejorar el séptimo puesto que hizo en 2016 y 2020, sigue vigente. [His challenge, to improve the seventh place he did in 2016 and 2020, is still valid.]}}</ref> and also finished seventh in 2021.<ref name="DDLC Astana">{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/david-de-la-cruz-signs-for-astana/|title=David de la Cruz signs for Astana|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=2 October 2021|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref>
In October 2021, de la Cruz signed a two-year contract with the {{UCI team code|AST|2022}}, from the 2022 season.<ref name="DDLC Astana"/>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2009 : 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León ;2010 : 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León ;2011 : 2nd Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo ;2012 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 5th Overall Volta a Portugal ::1st {{cjersey|orange}} Young rider classification : 9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid ;2014 : 10th Overall Tour of California ;2016 <small>(1 pro win)</small> : 7th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stage 9 ::Held {{cjersey|red}} & {{cjersey|white}} after Stage 9 ;2017 <small>(2)</small> : 1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 3 : 7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;2018 <small>(2)</small> : 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 9th Overall Paris–Nice ::1st Stage 8 : 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country ;2019 : 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 8th Overall Tour of Guangxi : 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : {{cjersey|yellow number}} Combativity award Stage 8 Vuelta a España ;2020 : 1st {{cjersey|blue polkadot inverse}} Mountains classification, Critérium du Dauphiné : 7th Overall Vuelta a España : 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos ;2021 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 7th Overall Vuelta a España ;2022 : 10th Overall UAE Tour : 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;2023 : 8th Overall O Gran Camiño ;2024 <small>(1)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|spain}} Time trial, National Road Championships ;2025 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Giro d'Abruzzo : 2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour : 8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — | — | 34 | DNF | — | 56 | — | — | — | DNF | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | DNF |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | DNF | — | DNF | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | DNF | 15 | 66 | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | 21 | DNF |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |- ! scope="row" | IP | In progress |}
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