David Vitoria is a Swiss former professional

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. He resides in the town

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and was a training partner of fellow professional cyclist

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. He turned professional at the age of 22 with the Swiss team

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. Later he joined the still modest

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. In 2008 he raced as an amateur (with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Bancaja) but returned in 2009 with

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alongside

. For the season 2010 the

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team signed him thus taking the leap into the professional class. He retired in 2011.

Major Results

;2005 :6th

Giro del Mendrisiotto Giro del Mendrisiotto is a road bicycle race held annually around Mendrisio, in the canton of Ticino of Switzerland. The race was an amateur competition until 1996. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Conti ...

:7th

Neuseen Classics The Neuseen Classics – Rund um die Braunkohle was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population o ...

:10th

Giro del Lago Maggiore The Giro del Lago Maggiore, also known as GP Knorr, was a one-day road cycling race held annually near Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The last two editions of the men's race were part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series ...

;2007 :3rd

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, Swiss National Road Championships :8th

Lancaster Classic The Tom Bamford Lancaster Classic was a professional road bicycle race held in late May or early June between 1992 and 2007 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. With the exception of the first race, which was , the Lancaster Classic covered about . ...

;2009 :3rd Overall

Vuelta Mexico Vuelta Ciclista Mexico Telmex was an annual road cycling race in Mexico that took place over the course of eight days, involving eight stages. The Mexico national tour had a rich history dating back to the 1940s, and the latest incarnation was rev ...

::1st Stages 4 & 5 :5th

Philadelphia International Championship The Philadelphia International Championship was an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Eur ...

:8th

Vuelta a La Rioja The Vuelta a La Rioja () is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were int ...

:9th

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...

;2010 :8th

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vitoria, David 1984 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Swiss male cyclists Sportspeople from Locarno Swiss people of Spanish descent Cyclists from the Province of Albacete 21st-century Swiss sportsmen 21st-century Spanish sportsmen