Valls winning stage 2 of the 2015 Tour de France.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Rafael Valls Ferri |
Born |
Cocentaina, Spain |
25 June 1987
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team(s) | |
2007 | Relax–GAM (stagiaire) |
2008 | Scott–American Beef (stagiaire) |
Professional team(s) | |
2009 | Burgos Monumental-Castilla y León |
2010–2011 | Footon–Servetto–Fuji |
2012–2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM |
2014–2015 | Lampre–Merida |
2016– | Lotto–Soudal |
Major wins | |
Rafael Valls Ferri (born 25 June 1987 in Cocentaina) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Soudal.
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 date 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.