Rafael Valls

Rafael Valls Ferri (born 25 June 1987) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bahrain–McLaren.[4]

Rafael Valls
Valls at the 2015 Tour de France.
Personal information
Full nameRafael Valls Ferri
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987
Cocentaina, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current teamBahrain–McLaren
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2007Relax–GAM (stagiaire)
2008Scott–American Beef (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2009Burgos Monumental–Castilla y León
2010–2011Footon–Servetto–Fuji
2012–2013Vacansoleil–DCM[1]
2014–2015Lampre–Merida
2016–2017Lotto–Soudal
2018–2019Movistar Team[2][3]
2020–Bahrain–McLaren
Major wins
Stage races
Tour of Oman (2015)

Career

Born in Cocentaina, Valls left Vacansoleil–DCM at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Lampre–Merida for the 2014 season.[5] In 2015, Valls had his biggest victory to date by winning the Tour of Oman and its fourth stage.[6] In September 2015 it was announced that Valls would join Lotto–Soudal from 2016 on a two-year deal.[7]

Major results

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
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
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 2018
Giro d'Italia DNF
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
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References

  1. Atkins, Ben (3 January 2012). "Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. "Movistar sign Valls for 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Spanish reinforcement: Rafael Valls Ferri in Lampre-Merida". Lampre–Merida. New Master SRL. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. "Rafael Valls jubilant after winning 2015 Tour of Oman". Velonews. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.


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