David Valero and Jofre Cullell, the choices of Spanish mountain biking before the Paris Olympic Games

The Royal Spanish Cycling Federation announcing that it suggests David Valero and Jofre Cullell as representatives for the men’s XCO race of Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This decision, which needs to be confirmed in Board of Olympic Federationsis taken after the end of the qualification process for the Olympic Games and after the celebration of all the tests considered in the RFEC selection criteria.

The dispute of Nove Mesto World Cup Last weekend marked the completion of the qualification process for the Olympic Games, which left Spain in fourth position in the Olympic ranking by country and, therefore, with the right to have two representatives in the men’s XCO race of Olympic Games. The Czech test is, in addition, the last test of those considered within the RFEC selection criteria for Paris 2024. The results obtained in them led the national coach Mikel Zabala to lean in favor in David Valero and Jofre Cullellwho became the Spanish duo in Tokyo 2020.

For David Valero, this will be his third appearance at the Olympic Games. The cyclistBaza He achieved ninth position at Rio 2016, while at Tokyo 2020 he became one of the great protagonists of the Spanish expedition, starring in an unforgettable comeback to win the bronze medal.

Jofre Cullell, one of the great young talents of our cycling, will experience his second participation in the Olympic Games, after he debuted in Tokyo with 15th position at the age of just 22 years.

The XCO races of the Paris Olympic Games will be held in Hill of Elancourt, an artificial hill which, thanks to its 231 meter height, is established as the highest point in the Paris region. Taking advantage of the slopes and paths of this public park, which belongs to the town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, about 40 km from the Olympic Village and very close to the Velodrome, an attractive and varied route has been designed if where David Valero and Jofre Cullell train during the same week.