A complete surprise and party. Last Sunday, David Valero traveled to NEOM (Saudi Arabia) with the intention of starting his preseason with a little more rhythm; tomorrow, however, he will return to Barcelona as the winner of the NEOM Titan Desert Saudi Arabia and with the number one trophy in the UCI ranking under his arm. This Friday, at the hands of the Saudi Cycling Federation, on behalf of the International Cycling Union, the Spanish cyclist received the award in the middle of the final gala Of the test. Double prize.
The man from Granada has been the best in the desert and has been the best of the year worldwide. With 1,994 points, he looks at the top of the ranking, where he will end 2022, after the best season of his career. He was runner-up in the world in Les Gets (France), only behind the legend Nino Schurter, and fought until the end of the overall World Cup, with the Swiss as the only obstacle. He stayed one step away in both cases, but his regularity has been rewarded. In Snowshoe (United States), he achieved the first victory in the World Cup for a Spaniard since 2012; in total, he reached seven top-10s in the aforementioned competition.
“The student has surpassed the teacher”
“The season that David has done is a dream. The student has surpassed the teacher by far and is a source of pride. Retiring and living something like this next to him is incredible ”, dedicated to him by his mentor, coach and manager (BH-Templo Cafés) Carlos Coloma. “Thank you very much for these four days. They have been quite an adventure. Jesús (García, CEO of the Titan World Series) called us, Carlos told me and I’m easy to mess with. Here we are and I’ll be back soon. Now I have it a little more complicated, but I’m sure you’ll have me here again. Above all, to enjoy this great family that make up the titans”, Valero said goodbye. Then, and after surprising Coloma with the two Olympic bronze medals they have, the requests for photographs skyrocketed.
