No. 23 - Antonio Cruz
 | Team: Team DSC Country: USA DOB: 10/31/1971 | Age: 35 Hometown: East Los Angeles, CA Residence: Long Beach, CA Height: 5' 11 | Weight: 140 Hobbies: Soccer, his family Pro Since: 1999 UCI Rank: 18th & Points: 733 Specialty: All Around, Domestique |
Career Summary
California boy Tony Cruz kicked off his European cycling career in 2004 with a stage win at the Tour de l'Ain. He has since developed into a strong european classics cyclist. From 2001-2005, Cruz was part of the legendary USPS and Discovery Channel squads that helped Lance Armstrong to a record seven Tour de France victories. Cruz's abilities as a domestique helped the team become one of the best in the world. Cruz rejoins the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team after one year of domestic racing with the Toyota- United Pro team.Cruz won the USPRO Criterium title in 1999. In 2000, he won the US Olympic Trials road race, which earned him a spot on the Sydney Olympic team.
Events
07 Amgen Tour of California06 Amgen Tour of California
06 Tour de Georgia
03 Tour de Georgia
Individual Results
- 2006 1st overall, 2nd stage 2, 3rd stage 4 Tour de Nez, 3rd USPro Criterium Championships; 3rd stage 1 time trial Central Valley Classic; 2nd overall Men's Pro 1/2 International Challenge; 3rd stage 1 Vuelta a Valencia
- 2005 4th stage 9, 7th stage 6, Tour de Langkawi; 16th overall Gent-Wevelgem; on winning teams at Tour de Georgia and Giro d'Italia
- 2004 1st stage 2, Tour de l'Ain; 1st overall, 2nd criterium, 2nd road race, 3rd time trial Tour de Nez; four top ten finishes, Vuelta a Espana
- 2003 3rd stage 3 Tour de Georgia
- 2000 1st overall US Olympic Road Race Trials
- 1999 1st USPRO Criterium Championships
