Rafael Valls
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Cocentaina, Spain
.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 |
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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[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]
Born in Cocentaina, Valls left Vacansoleil–DCM at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Lampre–Merida 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 Lotto–Soudal 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]
