.JPG) Valls at the 2015 Tour de France. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Valls Ferri |
| Born | 25 June 1987 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 |
|
| 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[1] |
| 2014–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2016–2017 | Lotto–Soudal |
| 2018–2019 | Movistar Team[2][3] |
| 2020–2021 | Bahrain–McLaren[4][5] |
| 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.[6]
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- ^ "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". Telefónica. Telefónica, 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.