Former world champion Oscar Freire asks for 'privacy' after being reported missing by family
Spanish cycling lege🦄nd was found💟 on Wednesday after 'family problem' saw him leave home 'voluntarily'

Spanish cycling icon 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Óscar Freire🍷 has asked for privacy after he was reported missing by his wife on Wednesday before being located safely soon after following a "strictly personal and intimate matter."
The three-time world champio♚n reportedly left his home "voluntarily" without his keys or wallet on Monday, according to , however after 48 hours without contact, his f▨amily reported he was missing the Guardia Civil.
and dispelled any rumours."We do not understand the repercussion✅s. There is no news," he said. "Oscar 💞has had a family problem and has been away from home for a few days and will return."
After a ꦇday of anxiety, Freire's entourage issued a statement to Spanish media outlets clarifying that the 48-year-old was "fine" and asking for privacy in🎃 the family matter.
“We regret the concern that the news of the temporary disappearance of Óscar Freire may have caused and at the same time we appreciate the interest shown by fans and the press in general,” the Freire family told the news agency.
"It is a strictly personal and intimate matter… ♔Something private and should never have been disclosed to the media.
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"At the same time, the cyclist himself and his family request that their privacy be respected and that comments about it on social networks ceaꦐse."
Freire had just returned home from the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:AlUla Tour before the false alarm.
His son Marcos Freire recently made his 2025 season debut at the Gran Premio Castellón in his first year riding for tℱhe UAE Team Emirates Gen Z development team.
One of the best Spanish one-day racers of all time, Freire scored big wins throu♏ghout his illustrious career including three World Champ💝ionship road titles, Milan-San Remo and Gent Wevelgem.
He al🌼so had great succ⭕ess at Grand Tours with four Tour de France stage wins and seven victories at his home Vuelta a España, riding famously for Mapei and Rabobank.
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