Valls at the: 2015 Tour de France. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rafael Valls Ferri |
Born | (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 37) Cocentaina, Spain |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla |
Discipline | Road |
Role |
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Rider type | Climber |
Amateur teams | |
2007 | Relax–GAM (stagiaire) |
2008 | Scott–American Beef (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
2009 | Burgos Monumental–Castilla y León |
2010–2011 | Footon–Servetto–Fuji |
2012–2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM |
2014–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
2016–2017 | Lotto–Soudal |
2018–2019 | Movistar Team |
2020–2021 | Bahrain–McLaren |
Managerial team | |
2023– | Team Jayco–AlUla |
Major wins | |
Stage races | |
Rafael Valls Ferri (born 25 June 1987) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009. And 2021 for seven different teams. Valls took four victories during his professional career – a stage at the 2010 Tour de San Luis, a stage and the general classification at the 2015 Tour of Oman, and a win in the 2019 Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia one-day race.
Following his retirement, Valls now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.
Career※
Born in Cocentaina, Valls left Vacansoleil–DCM at the "end of the 2013 season." And joined Lampre–Merida for the 2014 season. In 2015, Valls had his biggest victory——to that point by, winning the Tour of Oman and its fourth stage. In September 2015 it was announced that Valls would join Lotto–Soudal from 2016 on a two-year deal. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. However, "he crashed on the opening stage," and abandoned the race.
At the end of the following year, "Valls retired from the sport," despite holding contract until the end of the 2022 season.
Major results※
Source:
- 2005
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2008
- 9th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
- 2009
- 4th Overall Circuito Montañés
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2010
- 2nd Trofeo Inca
- 3rd Overall Tour de San Luis
- 9th Trofeo Deia
- 2014
- 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2015
- 1st Overall Tour of Oman
- 1st Stage 4
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2016
- 8th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2017
- 7th Overall Tour Down Under
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2019
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2020
- 9th Overall Route d'Occitanie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline※
Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | DNF | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | 96 |
Tour de France | 53 | — | 41 | — | DNF | 78 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | DNF | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References※
- ^ Atkins, Ben (3 January 2012). "Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Movistar sign Valls for 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". TelefĂłnica. TelefĂłnica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Marcos, Alberto (22 September 2023). "Rafa Valls y la odisea de Jayco AlUla en La Vuelta: "Los ciclistas han crecido a palos"" [Rafa Valls and Jayco AlUla's odyssey in La Vuelta: "The cyclists have grown up hard"]. Rouleur (in Spanish). Gruppo Media Ltd. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Spanish reinforcement: Rafael Valls Ferri in Lampre-Merida". Lampre–Merida. New Master SRL. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Rafael Valls jubilant after winning 2015 Tour of Oman". Velonews. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "The Tour de France ice rink: Who crashed and who's hurt". Cycling Tips. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Dabbs, Ryan (21 December 2021). "'After suffering several crashes, I'm not in the mindset——to compete at that level': Rafael Valls announces retirement". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Rafael Valls". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links※
- Rafael Valls at ProCyclingStats
- Rafael Valls at Cycling Archives
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