David Belda

David Belda
Personal information
Full nameDavid Belda García
Born (1983-03-18) March 18, 1983 (age 41)
Cocentaina, Spain
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2002–2006Kelme–Costa Blanca Amateur
2010Asfaltos Guerola–CA Valencia Terra i Mar
Professional teams
2007–2008Fuerteventura–Canarias
2009Boyacá Orgullo de América
2011–2015Burgos 2016–Castilla y León
2016Team Roth
2017Burgos BH

David Belda García (born March 18, 1983, in Cocentaina) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Burgos BH. In May 2017, Belda recorded a positive drugs test for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition control.[1] The following December, he was given a backdated four-year ban until November 2021.

Personal life

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He is the son of Vicente Belda,[2] who also competed professionally as a cyclist, winning stages at the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.

Major results

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2005
9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
2008
1st Aiztondo Klasica
1st Memorial Valenciaga
1st Vuelta a Zamora
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a Tenerife
3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
2009
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
1st Stage 1
2010
2nd Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
1st Stage 3
4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
1st Stage 3
2011
1st Stage 2 Mi-Août Bretonne
4th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
2013
9th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
2014
1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stage 2
Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 3 & 5
2nd Tour du Jura
3rd Klasika Primavera
6th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
6th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2015
1st Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
7th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2016
5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
9th Overall Tour of Austria
2017
5th Trofeo Pollenca-Port de Andratx
7th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

References

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  1. ^ "David Belda, suspendido por un resultado adverso en un control" [David Belda, suspended for an adverse result in a control]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Ignacio Díez, Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ "El hijo de Vicente Belda, David, sancionado con cuatro años" [Vicente Belda's son, David, sentenced to four years]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Ignacio Díez, Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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