David Cañada Gracia is a Spanish

Spain

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 former professional road racing cyclist. His win at the 2006 Volta a Catalunya is his best career accomplishment to date. In the 2005 Tour de France

2005 Tour de France

The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...

, he was in a break-away on stage 2 (the first open road stage); he attacked on the climb near the finish but was overhauled by Bouygues Télécom's Thomas Voeckler

Thomas Voeckler

Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour...

. Cañada was unable to compete in the 2009 season, due to treatment for skin cancer, and retired early in the 2010 season, having been unable to find a team.

Major achievements

1996 –
1997 –

2nd overall – Vuelta a los Valles Mineros (2.3)

1998 –
1999 –
2000 –

1st overall and Stage 4 (ITT

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

) – Circuit de la Sarthe (2.4)

1st overall and Stages 4 and 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Murcia (2.3)

2001 –
2002 –

4th overall – Ronde van Nederland

2002 Ronde van Nederland

These are the results for the 42nd edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 20 to August 24, 2002. The race started in Utrecht and finished in Landgraaf.-Final classification:-External links:*...

2003 –

3rd overall – Tour de Luxembourg

Tour de Luxembourg

Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...

 (2.2)

2004 –

10th – Tour de Suisse

2005 –

3rd – Rund um Köln (1.1)

2006 –

1st overall – Volta a Catalunya

2007 –

3rd overall – Tour de Georgia

2007 Tour de Georgia

The 2007 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 16 through April 22, 2007 across the state of Georgia and into Tennessee. The race was part of the 2007 USA Cycling Pro Tour...

General classification leader (after Stage 3)

External links

• Profile at official Saunier Duval-Prodir website