Alejandro Valverde of The Caisse d’Espargne Wins The 2008 Dauphine Libere
GRENOBLE, France, June 15, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team won the Dauphine Libere cycling race here on Sunday after the seventh and final stage.
Kazakh Dmitriy Fofonov of Credit Agricole won the 128km stage, with Valverde finishing among the leading peloton more than two minutes behind.
Valverde, winner of two stages during the week, took the title ahead of Australian Cadel Evans of the Silence/Lotto team.
The 28-year-old Spaniard grabbed the race lead on Wednesday as a result of winning the time-trial at Saint-Paul-en-Jarez.
It was his first success in the Dauphine Libere in three attempts and puts him among the favourites for next month’s Tour de France.
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