{"id":538661,"date":"2026-04-19T01:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/538661\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T01:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:28:19","slug":"attila-valter-rediscovers-joy-of-cycling-after-visma-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/538661\/","title":{"rendered":"Attila Valter rediscovers joy of cycling after Visma departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of Attila Valter<\/a>\u2019s 2026 season with Bahrain – Victorious<\/a> has been defined by a personal search that goes beyond results, after several years immersed in top-level demands. At 27, the former Visma | Lease a Bike rider – where he became a key cog in the collective – has chosen to change course. Although the numbers don\u2019t yet show it, Valter makes clear the transformation runs deeper.”It was really nice,” Valter told Cycling Pro Net<\/a> during the Brabantse Pijl. “I think change is always positive in anyone\u2019s life; I think it\u2019s necessary. I believe it came at a good moment for me, even if it\u2019s not yet reflected in my results, because I\u2019m not where I wanted to be, but I enjoy my life more every day. I think this will also bring the strength back to my legs; I\u2019m happy now.”<\/p>\n

The dip did not start in his legs, but in his head. The rider admits it bluntly, describing a process that pushed him to the limit. “The mental side,” Valter explained.<\/p>\n

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“Cycling had drained me. I was tired, too focused on losing weight, getting in shape, asking myself if I was good enough. There comes a point when you question everything, and I think that\u2019s what happened to me: a kind of midlife or mid-career crisis that maybe comes earlier for cyclists. I was definitely in that state, and my body reacted that way. Even when I felt good and gave my best, my body felt limited. I think it took longer than expected to recover, but it can happen to anyone.”<\/p>\n

Finding himself again to race again<\/p>\n

That recovery process has not been immediate. Valter admits he tried different paths before finding a balance that allowed him to enjoy cycling again.<\/p>\n

“In the end, I tried many things,” Valter said, “and maybe, in the end, the best thing is not to try at all. I have a good career, I\u2019m proud of myself, and I have great family support and many good friends.”<\/p>\n

\"For<\/p>\n

For a long time, Valter immersed himself in domestique work for star leaders at Visma<\/p>\n

Within that reflection lies a key idea about the constant pressure of high performance: “When you focus on how to improve, you always end up feeling that something\u2019s missing. I\u2019ve reached the point where I realise I\u2019m not missing anything,” the Hungarian underlined.<\/p>\n

“I have everything I need and what makes me happy, so I focus on that and I feel the bike gets faster every day.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The start of Attila Valter\u2019s 2026 season with Bahrain – Victorious has been defined by a personal search…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[114776,45237,4985,101,36242,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-538661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-attila-valter","9":"tag-bahrain-victorious","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-team-visma-lease-a-bike","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}