It was in 2016, as a sophomore, when Eduard Rodes (Barcelona, 8 April 1998) began to take his bicycle much more seriously. Until then, competitions had not been a priority. He was also an atypical cyclist, coming from the world of basketball. In a childhood with no few sporting inclinations, the universe of the basket…
Up to six cyclists, three riders who have competed in the junior team of the Alberto Contador Foundation and three others who have done so in the U23 structure, have given presence to the formations of the Kometa Cycling Team in the numerous concentration promoted by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation in Alicante. A pioneering…
A motorcycle mishap is to blame for one of the six new faces of the Kometa Cycling Team for 2020, when it will be called Kometa-Xstra, competing in the amateur squad and dreaming of someday making the leap to professionalism. At least part of it. David Martín Romero is that cyclist and with that…
The manchego Fernando Tercero is more than one of the six reinforcements of the Kometa Cycling Team sub23; it is also a new example of the Alberto Contador Foundation’s integral commitment to the promotion of cycling and the formation of new values. The rider from Valdepeñas continues to study and study Agricultural Engineering. In sports,…
Director of the Kometa Cycling Team u23, Rafa Díaz-Justo has very few doubts about the signing of Mario Vilches. “He is among the four or five best climbers in the category”, he says. The Andalusian is another of the young talents that has been forged during his early years in the field of mountain biking….
The Spanish Cup elite and sub23 grows in terms of number of races. The Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) confirmed on Friday 18 October the composition of the great event of a day of national panorama with the pleasant news that will increase in two races. Compared to nine in the last year, the tournament reaches…
Based on an agreement reached in recent weeks between Fran Contador, general manager of the sports structure, Giacomo Pedranzini, CEO of Kometa, and John Ramussen, CEO of Xstra Digital Storage, will the cycling structures of the Alberto Contador Foundation next season be named Kometa-Xstra. Xstra Digital Storage, based in Oosterhout, near Breda (The Netherlands) is…
The Catalan Eduardo Rodes, the Valladolid Vicente Hernáiz and the Andalusians David Martín and Mario Vilches will run next season in a sub23 team of the Alberto Contador Foundation that also incorporates the Czech David Andrle and the Manchego Fernando Tercero, who promotes from the junior team. Six new faces for the seventh adventure of…
The one that will be the third sports project of the Alberto Contador Foundation in the continental category confirmed the arrival of Alejandro Ropero from Granada to his team for the next season. This is a very complete and regular rider who has a good top speed in small groups. In addition, Otura already knows…
Days after confirming and announcing the arrival of Cadiz Sergio Garcia, a second name joins the third professional project of the Alberto Contador Foundation. The Italian Alessandro Fancellu, winner this season of the always demanding Vuelta a León, which also scored the final stage in the Port of Ancares, will run in 2020 in the…
