Cycling legend Oscar Freire MISSING without trace as police launch desperate search to find him
Cycling legend Oscar Freire MISSING without trace as police launch desperate search to find him
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POLICE are searching for three-times World Champion road racing cyclist Oscar Freire after his family reported him missing. Relatives alerted the Spanish Civil Guard on Wednesday morning after the 48-year-old vanished without trace. He is said to have left belongings including keys and credit cards at his home in Torrelavega, the town in Spain's northern region of Cantabria where he was born. A local paper is reporting his car has been found but the cyclist’s whereabouts remains a mystery.
![[Close-up of a cyclist in a Garmin-Slipstream jersey.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/s-rider-thor-hushovd-norway-4519124.jpg?strip=all&w=820)
He is understood to have not been seen for at least 24 hours before he was reported missing. Now police are investigating Freire's disappearance. The former professional was one of the top sprinters in bicycle road racing. He was active in the sport between 1997 and 2012. He won the World Championship race a record-equalling three times in 1999, 2001 and 2004. That matches the achievement of Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen, and Eddy Merckx.
![[Oscar Freire, Rabobank cyclist, celebrating a victory.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rabobanks-team-rider-oscar-freire-3754665.jpg?strip=all&w=711)
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