Alejandro Valverde

Dan Martin has also abandoned the race

By Jonny Long Published 28 April 19

Spaniard raced ahead of teammate J.J Rojas to claim win on a rainy stage two in Catalunya

By Richard Windsor Published 24 March 15

Mikel Landa says he thought he would finish more than 21 seconds down on Giro d'Italia rival Vincenzo Nibali in the first stage of the Grand Tour race

By Gregor Brown Published 6 May 16

The newly crowned world champion Alejandro Valverde has unveiled his new rainbow themed Canyon Ultimate ahead of Il Lombardia.

By Alex Ballinger Published 12 October 18

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) emerged victorious from stage one of the Ruta del Sol, after a day of relentless attacking from the climbing stars.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 15 February 17

Alejandro Valverde's early season will see him only racing one stage race before the Giro d'Italia in May, with the Tour of Flanders on his radar

By Stuart Clarke Published 13 November 15

The world champion held off Ivan Sosa to take the overall classification by just eight seconds

By Jonny Long Published 23 June 19

Alejandro Valverde has been forced to pull out of the Giro d’Italia due to an injury suffered on his birthday.

By Alex Ballinger Published 3 May 19

Overall contenders show hand on the Vuelta a Espana's first mountain finish of the 2014 race

By Nigel Wynn Published 28 August 14

General classification of the Ruta del Sol in Spain is settled on the final climb, as Alejandro Valverde takes the stage win and GC title

By Nigel Wynn Published 21 February 16

Alejandro Valverde has decided not to race the Tour of Flanders despite riding to an impressive 11th place finish in Dwars Door Vlaanderen on Wednesday.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 29 March 18

Alejandro Valverde says he will target the Tour de France in 2016 as a build up to the Olympic Games road race

By Stuart Clarke Published 15 October 15

Alejandro Valverde says he leaves the Vuelta a España happy after giving it his all but falling well short of the overall victory

By Gregor Brown Published 15 September 18

Alejandro Valverde shows he has recovered from last year's Tour de France crash with a return to the top step of the podium in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

By Nigel Wynn Published 1 February 18

By Cycling Weekly Published 20 February 14

We ask why it's so hard to forgive Alejandro Valverde for his doping misdemeanors, and why there seems to be no will from Spanish riders to admit past wrongs

By Kenny Pryde Published 15 May 14

The world champion added he is not yet sure whether he will ride the 2019 Tour de France

By Jonny Long Published 6 June 19

Alejandro Valverde is confident Movistar's plan for the Alpine stages of the Tour de France will deliver Nairo Quintana to victory

By Stuart Clarke Published 20 July 16

After WorldTour rival Alberto Contador elects not to race the Tour of Beijing, Alejandro Valverde also withdraws

By Gregor Brown Published 6 October 14

Alejandro Valverde may be forced to abandon plans to ride the Giro d’Italia after he suffered nasty injuries in a training crash on his birthday

By Alex Ballinger Published 30 April 19

The world champion beat Eddie Dunbar to the line on the first stage of the French race

By Richard Windsor Published 20 June 19

Alejandro Valverde has announced he will retire in 2021.

By Alex Ballinger Published 29 March 19

Chris Froome moves up to second behind Alejandro Valverde in the UCI WorldTour rider ranking; Great Britain now second nation behind Spain

By Nigel Wynn Published 27 July 15

Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde hopes to be back racing in three months time after being warned not to race for the next eight months

By Craig Cunningham Published 21 August 17

Alejandro Valverde says that he has not 100 per cent excluded the possibility that he will stay on in Belgium after Wednesday's Dwars Door Vlaanderen

By Nigel Wynn Published 28 March 18

Movistar don't plan for Alejandro Valverde to ride the Vuelta a España after tackling the Giro, Tour and Olympics, but the rider himself is reportedly keen to do so

By Stuart Clarke Published 11 January 16

Spaniard finishes just above compatriot Alberto Contador in the UCI's overall standings for the year, with Britain's Chris Froome finishing the season in seventh

By Richard Windsor Published 14 October 14