The other Vinícius, the new jewel molded by Valverde

"He's very talented. He's always upbeat, funny and talkative."

"He's a little crazy, he's not afraid, even if everything goes wrong for him. He has enormous potential."

These assessments by two technicians perfectly describe

, the Real Madrid striker, but they correspond to the cyclist

, signed last week as a new Movistar bet.

Both Brazilians share origins, are outgoing and left their country the same year to excel in Spain.

Parallel athletes, born in different municipalities of

: the forward (21 years old) in Sao Gonzalo, the runner (20 years old), in Cabo Frío.

The winger signed for Madrid in 2018 and made his debut on September 28 against Atlético.

That same year, the cyclist joined the junior team sponsored by

in Murcia.

Since then, both have not stopped progressing.

The striker has reached his peak this season, in the same season that the runner has been signed by Movistar, the highest in Spanish cycling.

Sports and commercial betting

The boy sponsored by 'El Bala' is a sports and commercial bet of Movistar.

The fact of being Brazilian is a plus for the training of

, who always hires South Americans as a claim to the telephone company in that continent.

In fact, for the next campaign he has also signed the Colombian

.

"I am very happy to join Movistar for three years. I want to thank those who have supported me and believed in me. I will continue to fight to improve every day," says Vinícius, who this year was ninth in the U23 World Cup. of Flanders.

This year he swept the

and

.

"He dominates all the terrains, he is a long distance runner who climbs well and sprints. He always creates a good atmosphere in the team. At 20 years old, he has to learn a lot and know if he wants to be gregarious or a winner. You have to be patient, because now it seems that If at age 20 you have not won a Tour, you are not worth this ", explains

, his director in the Navarrese sub'23 Telcom On Clima Osés team.

Leache is a veteran lower-level coach, he has been teaching kids for two decades and can boast that several of his students have already jumped to professionals, such as the Spanish

and

, the Puerto Rican

or the Polish

.

"Vinicius has the virtue of recovering very quickly from efforts and that is why in races, as the stages go by, he always offers

," says Leache.

Unpredictable corridor

Domingo Segado

, director of the Valverde Team, assures that Rangel is an unpredictable runner: "He's a bit crazy, he attacks up and down. He's not afraid of failing and getting blown up. He's a guy with impressive potential."

His first big race was the 2018 Junior World Championship in Innsbruck. He fell after hooking up with

and managed to finish the test.

Evenepoel won after an anthological comeback.

In that World Cup (won by Alejandro Valverde), the Brazilian was lost, as the only representative of his country. He got closer to the Spanish team and did pineapple with the runners. His qualities drew the attention of the Movistar technicians, who proposed Valverde to

him

. In that group he competed as a junior in 2019 and as a sub'23 in 2020.

"From the beginning he was perfectly integrated, winning races. It's funny, he makes himself loved. We took him to a flat in Murcia, near the Cresta del Gallo mountain, where we have runners aged 18 to 23 who come from abroad. Murcia. His stay with us was pleasant, but

a hard blow for him. Here, the confinement, without the family, took him very badly. We gave him an English teacher and a laptop to connect with his family , but that hardly helped him. After the confinement he recovered emotionally and signed for the Navarrese team, where he has stood out in the second half of this season ", Segado emphasizes.

Vinicius Rangel is Movistar's seventh reinforcement for next season.

Before his signing, Unzué's team hired

(34 years old)

from Gipuzkoa

,

(23)

from Colombia

,

(21)

from Vitoria

,

(26)

from Gipuzkoa

, and

(23)

from Germany.

and

(26)

from Navarra

.

New blood for a team that needs self-confidence and joy, those qualities that Vinícius gives off from the peloton.

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