Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) vows to return to cycling and continue to win even if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) should sanction him for doping, “he told the newspaper El Pais Monday.

If the CAS ruling is not favorable, “I will return to cycling and will continue to win. Without a second thought. I am just thinking about winning,” he said.

He said he was still “very angry” about his situation.

The rider of 30 years has been accused of doping by Italian sports authorities and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) suspended him for two years in Italy.

In March, the CAS is expected to rule on the validity of the decision of Cuneo. If they approves Cuneo, the penalty does not apply only to Italy, and will prevent him from racing international.

Valverde has been tarnished by the Puerto affair dating back to 2006, and classified twice by the Spanish courts. Several big names have been cited in this file, such as the German Jan Ullrich or Ivan Basso of Italy.

“I do not run every race as if it were the last, far from it. The situation was the same in 2009 (…) I do not think about it,” said the cyclist, winner of the Vuelta in 2009 and second in Paris-Nice on Sunday.