Spanish football icon – and co-founder of NSN – Andrés Iniesta made a morale-boosting visit to NSN Cycling Team’s hotel on the eve of the UAE Tour.

Iniesta, together with his NSN co-founder Joel Borràs and Stoneweg CEO Jaume Sabater met the team’s riders and staff in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, less than 48 hours out from the team’s second UCI WorldTour race of the season.

The World Cup winner shared stories of his sporting career with team personnel, and was also given a SCOTT Foil RC bike of his own to showcase the team on his travels.

Andrés Iniesta and the NSN Cycling Team
Iniesta and our UAE Tour team
Andrés Iniesta and Ryan Mullen
Ryan Mullen meets the World Cup and European Championships winner
Andrés Iniesta
He celebrates being given a team jersey…
Andrés Iniesta and his new SCOTT Foil RC
… and then receives a SCOTT Foil RC road bike
Andrés Iniesta and George Bennett
Iniesta and George Bennett share a joke
Andrés Iniesta and his Ekoï helmet
The Spaniard checks out his new Ekoï R-Aero helmet
Andrés Iniesta and Pier-André Côté
Iniesta and Pier-André Côté