Arturo Grávalos López (2 March 1998 – 19 May 2023) was a Spanish racing cyclist.

Arturo Grávalos
Personal information
Full nameArturo Grávalos López
Born(1998-03-02)2 March 1998
Zaragoza, Spain
Died19 May 2023(2023-05-19) (aged 25)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017–2018Caja Rural–Seguros RGA amateur
2019–2020Kometa U23[1]
Professional teams
2020Kometa Xstra Cycling Team (stagiaire)
2021–2022Eolo–Kometa[2]

Gravels competed for UCI ProTeam Eolo–Kometa from 2021 to 2022, after riding as a stagiaire for the team in 2020. He notably competed in the 2021 Strade Bianche and finished second in the Spanish National Under-23 Road Race Championships in 2019.[citation needed]

Grávalos died from brain cancer on 19 May 2023, at the age of 25. He had been diagnosed with a tumor in 2021.[3]

Major results

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2016
1st Gipuzkoa Klasika [fr]
1st Premio Primavera [fr] juniors
2019
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Arturo Grávalos". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (19 May 2023). "Spanish rider Arturo Gravalos dies aged 25". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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