This 24-year-old Santurzano has been riding a bike for 20 years and has been professionally pedaling for 4 years. All his life he has turned like a wheel around the world of cycling and it was his family and friends who encouraged him to join the Caja Rural Team route.

While his team is signing its best season in history with more wins (12) than in the entire world peloton, Omar has achieved his own first professional victories this year, at the Giro dell Apenino and at the Four Days of Dunkirk.

Bed4U. What is your most important memory related to cycling?

Omar Fraile. All the memories I have are many and important, especially for the love received from the people, as in the Carrera de Itxuria. But my first victory as a professional at Dunkirk is now the one that fulfills me the most and the one that I will surely never forget.

B.4U. Precisely because of those first victories, this year has been very important for you. What has it meant on a personal and professional level?

OF Above all, a lot of courage and strength to keep pedaling. Seeing all your training effort rewarded gives you the confidence to fight for your next goals.

B.4U. What are those goals you have in mind?

OF Boucles de la Mayenne and the Spanish Crono Championship.

B.4U. And what about the BTT? Why the change to "fine wheel"?

OF I competed in mountain biking from 10 to 18 years old, although not at a professional level. Although it is a discipline that motivated me a lot, there were no teams in which to compete professionally. No luck.

And since my dream had always been to dedicate myself "to the bike", I tried road cycling and here I am, enjoying my first victories together with my Caja Rural team.

B.4U. Here in Navarra, and specifically in Bardenas Reales, there is more and more tourism related to mountain biking. What is it about this sport that hooks people so much?

OF In general, cycling is a way of enjoying landscapes and cities in a different way, in movement, dynamic and free. In addition, in Navarra there are many routes that offer the addition of an incredible and changing natural environment, such as the Bardenas Reales.

Mountain biking in this natural desert is very fun, it has many ups and downs but short and "manageable", so it is not very hard and is attractive for non-professionals.

There is a long narrow path, and the landscapes surprise you when you least expect it.

B.4U. What advice would you give to those non-professional tourists who take their bikes to the Bardenas?

OF Above all, go to enjoy yourself, knowing well the limits of each one, and study the terrain first, without setting “impossible” objectives.

B.4U. And in your free time, do you also choose the bike?

OF Well… I also do cross-country skiing and surfing.

B.4U. At Bed4U we are super proud to be your sponsors. And you, would you recommend our hotels to other sports groups as clients?

Personally, my experience with you is very good. You always make me feel at home, both for the treatment of the staff and for the cozyness of the rooms, and the buffet breakfast is impressive. All of this is very important when you have to travel a lot for your profession.

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