Alejandro Valverde
Grand Tours
- Tour de France
- 4 stages
- Vuelta a España
- General Classification (2009)
- Points Classification (2012)
- Combination Classification (2003, 2009, 2012)
- 7 stages + 1 TTT
Stage Races
- Critérium du Dauphiné (2008, 2009)
- Volta a Catalunya (2009)
Single-Day Races and Classics
- National Road Race Championship (2008)
- Clásica de San Sebastián (2008)
- La Flèche Wallonne (2006)
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2006, 2008)
Other
- UCI Pro Tour (2006, 2008)
| Competitor for Spain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road bicycle racing | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2005 Madrid | Elite Men's Road Race |
| Silver | 2003 Hamilton | Elite Men's Road Race |
| Bronze | 2006 Salzburg | Elite Men's Road Race |
| Bronze | 2012 Valkenburg | Road Race |
23 September 2012
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia) is a Spanish road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Movistar Team. Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship. He has twice collected the silver medal in the UCI Road World Championships, in 2003 and 2005. Valverde is rare in combining different specialities in road bicycle racing, being a strong climber and sprinter. After a lengthy court battle, he was suspended for two years as part of the Operación Puerto blood doping investigation, but he returned to competition in 2012 after serving-out the ban.
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