Mourning in the world of cycling. The La Rioja cyclist Arturo Grávalos has died this Friday morning at the age of 25 due to a brain tumor against which he had been fighting since November 2021, and which had to be operated on twice.
Grávalos, who competed in Alberto Contador’s Eolo-Kometa, has been struggling during these months to overcome the disease and with the illusion of putting on a bib again to compete, but finally the disease won the battle.
This is the statement released by Eolo-Kometa announcing the death of Arturo Grávalos
“With deep regret and immense pain, from the Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team we announce the death of our runner Arturo Gráavalos last morning. The La Rioja cyclist had turned 25 on March 2. His death leaves us an irreplaceable hole in our hearts, since we can never forget his joy and his everlasting smile. His desire to live, always present even before the onset of the disease, leaves us with thousands of magical moments inside and outside of competition ”
Grávalos underwent surgery in November 2021 for a brain tumor that had been diagnosed a few weeks earlier, after several days with strange sensations during training. The evolution of that operation was very positive, but the cyclist had to undergo surgery again on several occasions to try to eradicate a tumor.
Arturo never gave up, because such was his nature, to put on a number in competition. He did not set deadlines for that lap, but he was clear that he was going to face each race as an opportunity that life gave him. Arturo wanted to leave his mark on the sport that he loved so much and in which he generated so much love and affection; that mark that he left so well for the suffering of his rivals in those accelerations that he starred in during his time in the amateur field or even as a professional, as in his last race: the Giro del Medio Brenta in 2021.
Life has put many obstacles ahead of her in recent times and she always, always, reacted with the best of her faces, overcoming it with the greatest of positivism. The grief or sorrow kept it to himself, he refused to give it continuity. Armed with his huge smile, his closeness and his frankness, his thing was to build, support, praise and thank. We will never forget you, Arturo. Rest in peace.
We ask for the utmost respect for your family, friends and loved ones in these difficult times.”
The squad mourns the death of Arturo Grávalos
As soon as the sad news was known, The world of cycling has expressed its regret and pain over the death of Arturo Grávalos.
Teams like Movistar, Kern Pharma, Caja Rural, where he went through their lower categories, institutions like the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and La Vuelta and riders like Alejandro Valverde They wanted to show their condolences for the loss of Grávalos.
