Alejandro Valverde
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Valverde: 'I will sacrifice myself to help Quintana win the Tour de France'
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
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Simon Yates breaks away to win Volta a Catalunya final stage as Valverde seals overall
Simon Yates makes a late attack to win the final stage of the 2018 Volta a Catalunya as Valverde claims the overall victory
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Alejandro Valverde tops WorldTour, and will miss Tour of Beijing
After WorldTour rival Alberto Contador elects not to race the Tour of Beijing, Alejandro Valverde also withdraws
By Gregor Brown Published
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Alejandro Valverde’s Giro d’Italia in doubt after birthday training crash
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
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Alejandro Valverde: Rider Profile
Alejandro Valverde - career history, cycling results and photos
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Jarlinson Pantano wins stage five of Volta a Catalunya as Bernal closes gap on Valverde overall
Team Sky's Egnal Bernal cannily grabs bonus seconds in intermediate sprint to close gap on Alejandro Valverde in the Volta a Catalunya
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Alejandro Valverde says there's 'room for surprise left' as he continues racing into his forties
The former world champion admits it will be hard to win Il Lombardia next after finishing runner-up for the third time in 2019
By Jonny Long Published
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Valverde and Rodriguez on Spain longlist for World Championships
Seven Movistar riders named on the Spain longlist for the World Championships in Richmond, Virginia, at the end of September
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Alejandro Valverde will ride the Tour de France all the way to Paris to prepare for Tokyo 2020
The Olympic road race will take place six days after the Tour finishes on the Champs-Élysées
By Jonny Long Published
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Alejandro Valverde: ‘I was freezing – with the weather it was a crazy day’
Alejandro Valverde has explained his decision to abandon the men’s road race at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championship in awful weather.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Team of the Week: Alejandro Valverde, Ben Hermans, Thibaut Pinot, and more
The last seven days have seen no fewer than three different top-level races to choose from, so we round up the best performers from this week's racing.
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Unstoppable Alejandro Valverde wins La Flèche Wallonne for a fifth time
Movistar's Alejandro Valverde took yet another victory in La Flèche Wallonne, surging clear of Dan Martin in the final metres of the Mur de Huy.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Movistar yet to decide who is leading the team at the Vuelta a España
Spanish team ready to let the race decide which of Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde will take up the leadership role at the Vuelta, with both riders eyeing victory
By Gregor Brown Published
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Alejandro Valverde chases down Adam Yates to win Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana stage four
Alejandro Valverde timed his chase to perfection as he hunted down Adam Yates in the final 200m of stage four of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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Alejandro Valverde confirms Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana victory as Roelandts takes final stage
Alejandro Valverde sealed overall victory in Valencia as Roelandts claimed stage victory
By Richard Windsor Published
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Alejandro Valverde not thinking about that 2017 Tour crash heading into this year's race
The Spaniard looks in better form than ever after 11 victories already this year
By Gregor Brown Published
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Alejandro Valverde to ride Tour de France and Vuelta a España following injury comeback
The Spaniard will return to racing at the French stages race, the Route d’Occitanie
By Richard Windsor Published
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Quintana and Valverde to ride together at Tour and Vuelta
Duo insist there's no 'Froome-Wiggins'-style rivalry
By Richard Windsor Published
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Alejandro Valverde says he will retire at the end of 2021
The 40-year-old former world champion wants to add an Olympics Games medal to the vast list of achievements before retiring
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Olympic gold is the ultimate goal, says Alejandro Valverde
The Spaniard prepares to defend his world title in Yorkshire, but says gold in Tokyo next year is his biggest aim
By Gregor Brown Published
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Alejandro Valverde: Olympic gold is my number one target
Alejandro Valverde says he will always have the Olympic Games in the back of his mind when racing in 2016, even when helping Nairo Quintana in the Tour de France
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Alejandro Valverde, Richard Carapaz and Nairo Quintana carry Movistar’s hopes at Vuelta a España 2019
Movistar have confirmed the trident of talent carrying their hopes at the 2019 Vuelta a España.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Chris Froome loses 26 minutes as Daryl Impey wins stage six of Volta a Catalunya
Chris Froome lost 26 minutes on stage six of the Volta a Catalunya as Daryl Impey took the win.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Alejandro Valverde rises to top of UCI WorldTour
It's all change at the top of the UCI WorldTour ranking as Volta a Catalunya winner Alejandro Valverde takes control
By Nigel Wynn Published
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'Nairo has always done better at the second Grand Tour... the Tour won't be a problem for him'
Alejandro Valverde says Nairo Quintana can come back stronger from the Giro d'Italia to win the Tour de France
By Richard Windsor Published
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Alejandro Valverde triumphs in thrilling final to win elite men's World Championship road race
Alejandro Valverde has been crowned world champion after triumphing in a thrilling final to the elite men's road race in Innsbruck.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Alejandro Valverde on the cobbles: 'He's not here to train', say his rivals
After placing 11th in Wednesday's Dwars Door Vlaanderen semi-classic, Alejandro Valverde's team says they will have a think about him riding the Tour of Flanders
By Gregor Brown Published
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Adam Yates sets new record on Jabel Hafeet climb at UAE Tour
Adam Yates claimed a new title on his way to stage victory on stage three of the UAE Tour, setting a new fastest time on the Jebel Hafeet climb.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Who will win the 2018 Vuelta a España? Directors have their say
Directors have their say on where the Vuelta a España title will go this weekend
By Gregor Brown Published