Alejandro Valverde: ‘I was freezing – with the weather it was a crazy day’

The 2018 world champion abandoned the men’s road race in awful conditions

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Alejandro Valverde has explained his decision to abandon the men’s road race at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championship in awful weather.

Valverde pulled out of the 260km race as the remains of the peloton took on the challenging Harrogate finishing circuit in torrential rain.

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Alex Ballinger