The mystery is revealed: David Valero signs with Klimatiza Orbea

The Spanish mountain bike has just witnessed the most significant signing of the year. David Valero has been officially announced as the new rider for Klimatiza Orbea, a move that marks a turning point for both the cyclist and the Spanish XCM scene.

David Valero signs with Klimatiza Orbea and stars in the major movement of Spanish MTB

Valero, considered the best Spanish cyclist in XCO and XCM of the last decade, approaches this signing during a significant change in his sporting career. Just a few weeks ago, his departure from BH Coloma Team was made public, the team with which he has achieved the greatest successes of his career and has established himself as an international reference in MTB.

David Valero has historic results in his record, including an Olympic medal, a victory in the XCO World Cup, a silver medal in the XCO World Championship, and a bronze in the XCM World Championship, among others. A curriculum that explains why his signing with Klimatiza Orbea has generated so much anticipation.

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The decision to leave the XCO World Cup marked the end of a very demanding stage, but also the opening of a new sporting horizon, more aligned with his current motivations and a type of competition in which he has already proven to perform at the highest level.

Valero's arrival at Klimatiza Orbea does not seem coincidental. The Spanish team has a proven tradition in long-distance mountain biking and gravel, and since 2024, it also has the direct support of Orbea, a key backing to compete at the highest international level.

Present at the most important events on the calendar, Klimatiza Orbea has found in Valero the ideal rider to make a qualitative leap and strengthen its sporting ambition. For the Granadino, the project represents the perfect environment to leverage his experience, consistency, and ability in long and stage races.

As Valero himself already hinted in an exclusive interview, his upcoming goals include events like the Cape Epic, a race in which he has already shown he can compete for the podium, or competing in the revamped XCM World Cup, a format that fits particularly well with his characteristics and where it would not be surprising to see him excel from the start.

While the definitive roadmap for 2026 is yet to be known, David Valero's signing with Klimatiza Orbea is shaping up to be one of the major news stories in Spanish mountain biking.