Biography

Victories: 1997 won the prologue of the "Tour de l'Avenir", time-trial stage and the competition for best young rider in the "Mi-Aout Breton". 1998 stage 6 "Tour de l'Avenir", a time-trail, the prologue in the "Three Days of De Panne", also time-trail and won the Manx International held on the Isle of Man. 1999 Mountain jersey in the "Ronde van Valencia". 2000 prologue "Route du Sud", time-trail, youth competition (white jersey) in the "Circuit de la Sarthe" and the prologue of the "Tour the France", a time-trail over 16 km at Futuroscope, he got and whore the yellow jersey a few days. 2001 prologue and stage 6 in the "Vuelta", both time-trails, won the Denmark Rundt and with it the yellow and white jersey and some stages, won the "Circuit de la Sarthe", also stage 4 and 5 and the white jersey, stage 4b in the "Bicicleta Vaca", a time-trail, prologue Tour the France went wrong for David, he got a flat tire and felt. But he did managed to win an Gold Medal for Malta that year on the "Games of the small states of Europe", held in San Marino. 2002 was fifth in the prologue of the Tour the France, but David stroke back in stage 13, an time-trail. He also was selected for the Scotland team, to compete at the Commonwealth Games, but withdrew to compete for Cofidis instead. 2003 Second in the prologue of the Tour the France, just after Bradley McGee, but again stroke back hard in stage 19, another time-trail on his victory list, won the "Tour de Picardie", prologue "Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen", stage 4 in the "Vuelta Cyclista a Burgos", stage 17 in the Vuelta. 2006 when he made his comeback after a 2 year suspension for using drugs, he became Brittish 4000 meters pursuit champion and won the 14th stage in the Vuelta. 2007 became Brittish champion in time-trail and road discipline, won the prologue of "Paris-Nice". 2008 prologue "Giro the Italia", second overall in the "Tour of California". 2009 stage 20 Vuelta, the "Edinburgh Nocturne", combativity award stage 6 in the "Tour the France", ninth in the "Dauphine Libere", he did all 3 great tours that year, the Giro the Italia, the Tour the France and the Vuelta.

Professional cycling team Sunier Duval-Prodir.

Professional cycling team Garmin-Slipstream.

Professional cycling team Slipstream-Chipote/Team Garmin-Chipote after sponsor change.

Professional cycling team Garmin-Slipstream.