The cycling world has been shaken by shocking news. The Spanish legend, Oscar Freire, is unaccounted for. At the time being the whereabouts of the Spaniard are unknown and this is raising serious concerns over his current status.
His family has reported his disappearance to the Guardia Civil on Wednesday. The information, advanced by El Diario Montañés, says that Freire has not been heard from since Tuesday. Reportedly, the 48-year-old former rider would have abandoned his home, where he left all his personal belongings, and his vehicle has been found with no sign of Freire. For now, the Guardia Civil's investigation has not yet given results.
Recently, Freire was - together with Alejandro Valverde - being considered for the position of Spanish national team coach, but the position will ultimately be filled by Valverde. More updates are to follow soon.
UPDATE
Freire has been found, and reportedly he voluntarily left home without his belongings. He disappeared on Monday and his odd disappearance led to his family reporting to the police the disappearance, taking into consideration he had no phone, wallet or anything with him. It has been corrected that he was not with his vehicle, but did so by foot.
⚠️ Óscar Freire is missing. ⚠️
— La Flamme Rouge (@laflammerouge16) February 5, 2025
The family of the three-time world champion has reported his disappearance to the Guardia Civil. He left home without keys, wallet, or cards, and hours later, his car was found with no trace of the former cyclist.https://t.co/gAlt7wDf58
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So he is either a secret international spy moving stealthily through his neighborhood, perhaps petting a cat or a dog, eating frites, or he wanted some privacy. Why is this news?
Because before he was found nobody could know and the craziest things have happened, kidnapping, hostaging, pressure campaigns, even in « civilised » countries. You may remember a certain even in Spain some months before a Football WC, where Johan Cruijf and his family were held at gunpoint and very little was ever revealed (he refused to talk about it later) but the consequences were that he put an end to his career. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole event was intimidation and threats to stop him playing to beat Argentina in Argentina which was widely expected (would you tell the world that if you or your family were threatened with death anytime in future?) And how do you think people who know of this react when a famous relative in a critical moment just disappears?
« In 1977, Cruyff announced his decision to retire from international football at the age of 30, despite still being lean and wiry, after helping the country qualify for the 1978 World Cup.[188] This move, shrouded in mystery and met with disbelief back in late 1977, was only finally stripped of its mystique in 2008, when Cruyff explained his decision in an interview with Catalunya Ràdio. It was while still living in Barcelona as a player in late 1977, Cruyff and his family became the victims of an armed attacker who forced his way into his flat in Barcelona.[189] The man who was then the ultimate football superstar was confronted with the choice between family values and a highly promising World Cup glory at the end of his international career. In the interview with Catalunya Ràdio, he said that the attempted kidnap was the reason he decided not to go to the World Cup in Argentina in 1978. As he recalled, "You should know that I had problems at the end of my career as a player here and I don't know if you know that someone [put] a rifle at my head and tied me up and tied up my wife in front of the children at our flat in Barcelona. The children were going to school accompanied by the police. The police slept in our house for three or four months. I was going to matches with a bodyguard. All these things change your point of view towards many things. There are moments in life in which there are other values. We wanted to stop this and be a little more sensible. It was the moment to leave football and I couldn't play in the World Cup after this."«
Well, that event certainly sounds serious. Thank you for sharing it. But this article seemed to state that Mr. Freire was errant in not being available by cell phone during his private time away from home, leaving no room for actual privacy. And that is not news.