Spanish police have been searching for Oscar Freire since Wednesday morning. According to Spanish media, the 48-year-old former rider had been missing since Tuesday before his family reported him missing to the Guardia Civil on Wednesday morning.
Freire was back in his hometown of Torrelavega after being at the AlUla Tour a week ago. “It is believed that Freire left his home, leaving behind his keys, wallet, credit cards, and the like,” according to El Diario.
Spanish police immediately launched a search, but Freire had not been located at the time of writing. His car, however, is said to have been found. News of his disappearance did not appear until Wednesday afternoon. Hopefully, this will be resolved quickly.
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Freire triple world champion
Freire posted another video on Instagram two weeks ago showing him on the road with his son Marcus. The latter is currently racing for the UAE Team Emirates-XRG development team. His father is a cycling legend in Spain. He has become world champion three times, winning Milan-Sanremo three times and Ghent-Wevelgem once.
Freire won four stages in the Tour de France, including the points classification in 2008. He also won six stages in the Vuelta. After 2012, he retired from cycling after spending almost his entire pro career with Rabobank. Hopefully, we will see him back on the bike soon!