Who is Felipe Orts?
Felipe Orts, born April 1, 1995, is a Spanish cyclocross and road cycling racer. He has won several national titles and is currently Spain's most prominent cyclocross rider, racing for the Ridley Racing Team.
Name: Felipe Orts Lloret
Born: April 1, 1995
Place of birth: Villajoyosa, Spain
Turned professional: 2017
Height: 1,79m.
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Felipe Orts Lloret, born April 1, 1995 in Villajoyosa, Spain, is a professional cyclocross racer and road cyclist. He has been several times Spanish cyclocross champion and is among the best cyclocross racers in Spain. Orts has also proved his worth at the international level in competitions such as the World Cup and the Superprestige. He is part of the Ridley Racing team.
He was under-23 national champion in Spain in both 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, whilst in 2017-2018 he turned elite and was an active part of the Dutch and Belgian calendar. He won several races in Spain and even Japan, whilst showing his face in the world's top competition with impressive results, despite still being far from the top. The following season was very similar, he won the Spanish cup and national title whilst making an impression outside of the country as well.
In 2019-2020, he continued to dominate in Spain with multiple national titles and strong performances in international competitions including a podium at the Nacht van Woerden. Orts combined cyclocross with road racing for Burgos-BH from 2021 to 2023, however he was not able to achieve the same kind of results that he did off-road.
In 2020-2021 he won the Spanish cup and national championships once again; in 2021-2022 he won races in Spain and Luxembourg whilst also finishing fourth in Gullegem, a race won by Tom Pidcock. In 2022-2023 he came close to his first Belgian win, coming second to Quinten Hermans in Ardooie. This season he finished sixth in the Beekse Bergen World Cup race and was national champion once again.
In the season 2023/2024, Felipe Orts achieved 6 victories in cyclocross adding Portugal to the palmarès, He finished on the podium of two Belgian crosses whilst winning several Spanish races including the national championships and was eighth in the Benidorm World Cup in Spain.
In 2024-2025 the Spaniard began the season on a roll. He took his first win in Dutch/Belgian grounds as an elite, beating Ryan Kamp and Jens Adams in Rucphen. However this was a week after his best career performance, where in his home country he had the support of the Spanish fans and flew to a second place at the Pontevedra European Championships, only beaten by a very strong Thibau Nys on the day.
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