Alejandro Valverde

The new world champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) says he wants to race until the 2020 Tokyo Games, when he will be 40 years old.

By Gregor Brown Published 2 October 18

Valverde stayed safe and finished with the same time as his nearest rival in the overall, Alberto Contador

By Richard Windsor Published 19 February 17

Spaniard pulls out citing fever

By Richard Windsor Published 3 March 17

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde used Google Maps to scope out the final climb of stage four at the Vuelta a España

By Stuart Clarke Published 26 August 15

The Colombian lost more than three minutes and saw his GC ambitions crumble

By Jonny Long Published 20 July 19

Overall contenders fight it out for time on final climb; Alberto Contador maintains lead

By Stephen Puddicombe Published 7 September 14

Newly crowned World Champion Alejandro Valverde said he believes cycling ‘is in great health' when asked if the sport is clean.  

By Alex Ballinger Published 16 October 18

The victory is also Movistar's first of the season

By Jonny Long Published 3 April 21

Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana will ride the Vuelta a España according to their team boss, with the rest of the lineup looking great too

By Stuart Clarke Published 21 July 15

Alejandro Valverde's team's pace-setting on stage 16 was too much for Tejay van Garderen and Romain Bardet

By Gregor Brown Published 23 July 14

Overall rivals battle it out on the climb to Lo Port as Alejandro Valverde takes his second stage win to claim the overall race lead

By Nigel Wynn Published 24 March 17

Movistar's leader Valverde takes the win at the Ruta del Sol as Team Sky place four riders in the top ten - Wiggins sixth fastest on the same time as Geraint Thomas - Richie Porte in eighth place

By Simon Richardson Published 19 February 14

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde completed all three Grand Tours in 2016, claiming two top-10s and a 12th place finish in an impressive string of results, but he hints he won't be doing it again

By Stuart Clarke Published 14 October 16

Well, so says the official Tour de France post service

By Richard Windsor Published 16 July 15

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