David Blanco Rodríguez (born March 3, 1975 in Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

) is a Spanish

Spain

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 cyclist from Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...

 with .

He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota dos Moveis. His first success was in 2003, when he won a stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal

GP CTT Correios de Portugal

The GP CTT Correios de Portugal is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...

, racing with Porta da Ravessa. Then he switched to the Comunidad Valenciana team. After winning the Volta a Portugal

Volta a Portugal

The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

 in 2006, he joined a Portuguese team, Duja-Tavira. In 2008 he would grab a second win in the Volta a Portugal

Volta a Portugal

The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

, the main cycling competition in Portugal, and in 2009 after he placed second, first place Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, he was the winner of the 2003 , he also placed first in the 2009 edition, however he was later disqualified due to testing positive for CERA in a doping test and was banned for two years.- References :...

 was disqualified after he tested positive for CERA, therefore making Blanco the winner of the 2009 Volta a Portugal

Volta a Portugal

The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

 as well.

Palmarès

2003

• one stage of the GP CTT Correios de Portugal
  GP CTT Correios de Portugal
  The GP CTT Correios de Portugal is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...
  
  

2006

• two stages and winner of the Volta a Portugal
  Volta a Portugal
  The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...
  
  

2007

• one stage and winner of the Grand Prix Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis

2008

• winner of the Volta a Portugal
  Volta a Portugal
  The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...
  
  

2009

• winner of the Volta a Portugal
  Volta a Portugal
  The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...
  
  

2010

• winner of the Volta a Portugal
  Volta a Portugal
  The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...
  
  

Teams

• Porta da Ravessa (2003)
• Comunidad Valenciana  (2004–2006)
• Palmeiras Resort-Tavira (2007)
• Geox-TMC (2010)