Rafael Valls Explained
| Rafael Valls |
| Fullname: | Rafael Valls Ferri |
| Birth Date: | 1987 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cocentaina, Spain |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Weight: | 64kg (141lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Ridertype: | Climber |
| Amateuryears1: | 2007 |
| Amateurteam1: | (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears2: | 2008 |
| Amateurteam2: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2009 |
| Proyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Proyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Proteam3: | [1] |
| Proyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Proyears5: | 2016–2017 |
| Proyears6: | 2018–2019 |
| Proteam6: | [2] [3] |
| Proyears7: | 2020–2021 |
| Proteam7: | [4] [5] |
| Manageyears1: | 2023– |
| Majorwins: | Stage races Tour of Oman (2015)
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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 .[6]
Career
Born in Cocentaina, Valls left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season.[7] In 2015, Valls had his biggest victory to that point by winning the Tour of Oman and its fourth stage.[8] In September 2015 it was announced that Valls would join from 2016 on a two-year deal.[9] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[10] However, he crashed on the opening stage, and abandoned the race.[11]
At the end of the following year, Valls retired from the sport, despite holding a contract until the end of the 2022 season.[12]
Major results
Source: [13]
- 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
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'OccitanieGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- News: Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 3 January 2012. 7 January 2012. Ben. Atkins.
- News: Movistar sign Valls for 2018. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 September 2017. 3 January 2018.
- News: Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes. Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A.. 18 December 2018. 4 January 2019.
- News: 2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren. Daniel. Ostanek. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 December 2019. 1 January 2020.
- Web site: Bahrain Victorious. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101044146/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15229/1002125/279. 1 January 2021.
- News: Alberto. Marcos. Rafa Valls y la odisea de Jayco AlUla en La Vuelta: "Los ciclistas han crecido a palos". Spanish. Rafa Valls and Jayco AlUla's odyssey in La Vuelta: "The cyclists have grown up hard". Rouleur. Gruppo Media Ltd.. 22 September 2023. 19 November 2023.
- News: Spanish reinforcement: Rafael Valls Ferri in Lampre-Merida. 12 September 2013. 31 October 2013. . New Master SRL.
- Web site: Rafael Valls jubilant after winning 2015 Tour of Oman. Velonews. 25 February 2015. 22 February 2015.
- Web site: Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract. 25 September 2015 . . 7 November 2015.
- Web site: 107th Tour de France: Startlist . ProCyclingStats . 27 August 2020.
- Web site: The Tour de France ice rink: Who crashed and who's hurt . Cycling Tips . 29 August 2020.
- News: Ryan. Dabbs. 'After suffering several crashes, I'm not in the mindset to compete at that level': Rafael Valls announces retirement. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 21 December 2021. 19 November 2023.
- Web site: Rafael Valls. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 19 November 2023.
