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MADRID, Feb 1, 2012 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde says he is ready to take aim at some of the most prestigious podiums in cycling this season as he looks [...]
by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 21, 2012 (AFP) – Any doubts a two-year doping ban would blunt the racing skills of Alejandro Valverde were ended Saturday when the Spaniard [...]
by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 21, 2012 (AFP) – Australian champion Simon Gerrans took possession of the Tour Down Under leader’s jersey in a dramatic fifth and penultimate stage [...]
Written by: Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 17, 2012 (AFP) – Spanish cycling star Alejandro Valverde resumed top level competition at the Tour Down Under Tuesday, but with modest ambitions [...]
MADRID, Jan 4, 2012 (AFP) – Spanish drugs cheat Alejandro Valverde said he was targeting winning the Tour de France this year as he was finally able to be unveiled [...]
MADRID, Nov 14, 2011 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde’s proposed unveiling by former team Movistar on Tuesday has been called off after the sport’s governing body the International Cycling [...]
PARIS, Nov 12, 2011 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will compete for his former team Movistar when his doping ban ends at the beginning of 2012 it was revealed [...]
PARIS, Feb 9, 2011 (AFP) – Disgraced Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has been out training with his Movistar team-mates in Majorca while he serves a ban for doping. The 30-year-old [...]
GENEVA – The Swiss supreme court said Monday that it had thrown out Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde’s final attempt to overturn a worldwide anti-doping ban that was based on evidence [...]
GENEVA – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has lost the latest round of his lengthy attempt to overturn Italian anti-doping sanctions, according to a ruling published by the Swiss supreme court [...]
Written by: Denholm Barnetson MADRID – The third and final Grand Tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eying their chances amid the [...]
PARIS, June 13, 2010 (AFP) – Spanish ace Alejandro Valverde has no chance of seeing a lengthy doping ban reduced by the International Cycling Union (UCI) if he admits to [...]
Spanish cycling star Alejandro Valverde insists he will return to winning ways after his doping ban ends at the end of next year. “I know myself and I do not [...]
Australian Cadel Evans will replace Alejandro Valverde to lead the world rankings released Tuesday by the International Cycling Union (UCI) after the disqualification of the Spaniard for his results 2010. [...]
Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde on Monday received a two-year ban from world sport’s top court, the CAS, over his implication in the Operation Puerto drugs scandal which erupted in 2006. [...]
by Stephanie Pertuiset MONTREAL, May 12, 2010 (AFP) – World Anti-Doping Agency legal chief Olivier Niggli believes the anti-doping authorities are set to end Alejandro Valverde’s winning streak by handing [...]
ZURICH, Switzerland, May 2, 2010 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde overcame the threat of a possible doping sanction to claim overall victory in the Tour de Romandie after winning the [...]
The rider of team Caisse d´Epargne Alejandro Valverde ended in the second position the third stage of the Tour of Romandie, a time trial of 23.4 kilometres with arrival in [...]
New Pro Tour leader Philippe Gilbert joins his closest rival Alejandro Valverde in a mountainous test on the six stage Tour de Romandie which begins on Tuesday. The Belgian road [...]
ANS, Belgium, April 25, 2010 – Kazakhstan’s Alexandre Vinokourov, of Astana stunned a host of bigger favorites to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege, cycling’s oldest one-day classic, for the second time Sunday. Vinokourov, [...]
ASO, organizer of the Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, argued Monday that the compliance procedures that are in place for the Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, who is currently suspended for doping in [...]
PARIS, April 16, 2010 (AFP) – Controversial Spaniard Alejandro Valverde will continue to provoke cycling’s world ruling body when he lines up with possible victory in mind at the Amstel [...]
Spaniard rider Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne), suspended for doping in Italy at present, said he is “very motivated” for the next three Ardennes classics, starting Sunday with the Amstel Gold [...]
America’s Christopher Horner stunned Spanish ace Alejandro Valverde to take the 50th Tour of the Basque Country on Saturday. The 38-year-old won the sixth and final stage, a 22-kilometer time [...]
MADRID, April 9, 2010 (AFP) – Spain’s Joaquin Rodriguez of Katusha won the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country Friday while his compatriot Alejandro Valverde, of the [...]
MADRID, April 8, 2010 (AFP) – Spain’s Samuel Sanchez, riding for the Euskaltel team, on Thursday won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 160km ride [...]
MADRID, April 6, 2010 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde out sprinted his compatriot Oscar Freire to win the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a [...]
MADRID, April 5, 2010 (AFP) – Overall favourite Alejandro Valverde claimed a controversial victory in the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country Monday after a sprinting infringement [...]
MADRID, April 4, 2010 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish ace Alejandro Valverde saddles up for the 50th Tour of the Basque Country Monday hoping to benefit from the absence of two-time [...]
World cycling chief Pat McQuaid said the UCI would not impose a worldwide ban on Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde until hearing the result of a pending appeal to the Court [...]
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday announced that it has upheld a two-year suspension for doping against Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde. The CAS “has dismissed the appeal [...]
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 [...]
Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a Paris-Nice double whammy on Thursday by winning the race’s fourth stage here, becoming the overall leader in the process. The Astana rider attacked 1700 meters [...]
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan 14, 2010 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday was unable to rule on demands to impose a two-yearinternational ban on cyclist Alejandro [...]
SEVILLE, Spain, Dec 16, 2009 (AFP) – The 65th edition of the Tour of Spain will break new ground in 2010 with the leader’s jersey changing color from the traditional [...]
GENEVA, Nov 9, 2009 (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Monday that it had postponed a hearing into Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde’s appeal against a [...]
PARIS, Oct 19, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador finished the official cycling season as the top ranked rider in the International Cycling Union (UCI) world calendar [...]
PARIS, Oct 3, 2009 (AFP) – Tour of Spain champion Alejandro Valverde has brought his season to a premature end admitting he needs rest before beginning to plan his race [...]
by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling chief Pat McQuaid said the International Cycling Union (UCI) could do nothing to stop Alejandro Valverde from racing [...]
by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde will find out on Sunday whether his recent Tour of Spain triumph costs him the chance to finally be [...]
by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish ace Alejandro Valverde is continuing to weather the storm caused by ongoing doping allegations in the lead-up to his [...]
by Denholm Barnetson MADRID, Sept 20, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde won the Tour of Spain on Sunday, capturing one of cycling’s three major tours for the [...]
TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde was on course to win the Tour of Spain after keeping his overall lead in Saturday’s 20th and penultimate stage, a time-trial [...]
Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo of the Fuji team won the 179.8km-long 19th stage of the Tour of Spain between Avila and here on Friday, with Alejandro Valverde consolidating his overall [...]
Irish rider Philip Deignan on Thursday the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain while home favourite Alejandro Valverde held onto the overall lead with three days to go until [...]
MADRID, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – French rider Anthony Roux won on Wednesday the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain while Spain’s Alejandro Valverde of Spain held on to [...]
MADRID, Sept 16, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde, Oscar Freire and Samuel Sanchez will lead Spain’s bid to win the men’s road race title at the world cycling championships next [...]
PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia dominated a bunch sprint to win the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday as [...]
Dutchman Lars Boom of Rabobank capped a superb solo ride with victory on the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 167.7-kilometer ride between Jaen and Cordoba on Monday. [...]
Italian Damiano Cunego claimed his second mountains victory of this year’s Tour of Spain when he stamped his climbing prowess over the rain-hit 14th stage held over 157km from Grenada [...]
SIERRA NEVADA, Spain, Sept 12, 2009 (AFP) – France’s David Moncoutie, riding for the Cofidis team, on Saturday won the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 172km ride [...]
COL DE VELEFIQUE, Spain, Sept 11, 2009 (AFP) – Canadian Ryder Hesjedal held off his rivals to claim the 12th stage of the Tour of Spain after a climb to [...]
CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ, Spain, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – American Tyler Farrar won the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain in a mass sprint finish on Wednesday, as [...]
MURCIA, Spain, Sept 8, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Simon Gerrans won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain here on Tuesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the [...]
Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain off Australian Cadel Evans following the race’s ninth stage on Monday which was won by his [...]
MADRID, Aug 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will lead the Caisse d’Epargne team at this year’s Tour of Spain, the cycling team announced on Monday. The 29-year-old, [...]
Alejandro Valverde will have something to prove when the San Sebastian classic, one of the top one-day events on the UCI ProTour, takes places on Saturday in northern Spain. The [...]
PARIS, June 23, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde will not take part in this year’s Tour de France, his Caisse d’Epargne team announced on Tuesday. His absence [...]
GENEVA, June 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has appealed against a doping ban imposed by Italian authorities last month, world sport’s top court said on Friday. The [...]
GRENOBLE, France, June 14, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spaniard Alejandro Valverde on Sunday won his second successive Dauphine Libere after the eighth and final stage was won here by Dutchman [...]
SAINT-FRANCOIS-LONGCHAMP, France, June 13, 2009 (AFP) – Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde stayed on course to win the Dauphine Libere race after Frenchman David Moncoutie won the seventh and penultimate [...]
BRIANCON, June 12, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne retained his slim 16-second lead over Cadel Evans after the sixth stage of the Dauphine Libere race [...]
MONT-VENTOUX, France, June 11, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took control of the Dauphine Libere race on Thursday after leaving Australia’s Cadel Evans behind on [...]
PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde faces a worldwide two-year doping ban if cycling’s world ruling body the UCI acts upon vital evidence, which has still be received [...]
Spain’s Alejandro Valverde said Tuesday he has filed a court complaint for “irregular conduct” against the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as part of his [...]
MADRID, May 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde vowed to put his doping worries behind him after winning the 89th edition of the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday. The [...]
MADRID, May 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde on Sunday won the 89th edition of the Tour of Catalonia following the 110km seventh and final stage between Sant Cugat [...]
Russia’s Nicolai Trussov on Friday won the fifth stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 201km course between La Seu d’Urgell and Torredembarra, with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde retaining the overall [...]
COPENHAGEN, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, who has been banned from racing in Italy after being implicated in the Operation Puerto doping scandal, was on Thursday [...]
ROME, May 11, 2009 (AFP) – T- The anti-doping tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Monday suspended Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde from competing on Italian soil for two [...]
MADRID, May 6, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde announced on Wednesday that he is bringing a lawsuit against Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri. “Mr Torri [...]
Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde is relishing competing in the Tour de Romandie starting on Tuesday, with its blend of steep climbs, hills and a time trial that usually reward an [...]
by Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 25, 2009 (AFP) – Alejandro Valverde’s bid for a third Liege-Bastogne-Liege crown could be met with a resistance that will force the Spaniard into [...]
ROME, April 1, 2009 (AFP) – Italian National Olympic Committee (Coni) anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri on Wednesday called for Alejandro Valverde, embroiled in a Spanish blood doping probe, to be [...]
ROME, Feb 13, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde’s Operation Puerto-related hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) has been put back 48 hours till Wednesday, Coni said. Coni [...]
Spanish Champion Alejandro Valverde finished off his season with a impressive win in the Route des As criterium yesterday. It was the 15th edition of the race organized in Marquette-Lez-Lille, [...]
JAEN, Spain, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d’Epargne team took the overall race lead after winning the second stage of the Tour of Spain [...]
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the San Sebastian classic race in Spain’s northern Basque region here on Saturday in [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – A combination of tactical experience and sheer leg power on a climb that will be raced seven times during the men’s [...]
Cadel’s Fitness To Be Tested Coming off a well-needed rest day on Tuesday, the riders return on Wednesday to a testy stage of 167.5 kilometers, or about 120 miles, with [...]
PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his [...]
by Justin Davis HAUTACAM, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Silence-Lotto team manager Marc Sergeant believes Australia’s Cadel Evans has shown his rivals the tools that could land him an [...]
HAUTACAM, France, July 13, 2008 (AFP) – Leading Spanish contender Alejandro Valverde’s hopes of winning the Tour de France yellow jersey suffered a huge blow on a thrilling second day [...]
by Justin Davis AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez stepped out of the shadow of Caisse d’Epargne team-mate Alejandro Valverde to win a dramatic 7th [...]
SUPER-BESSE, France, July 10, 2008 (AFP) – Team Columbia’s Kim Kirchen created his own piece of Tour de France history by becoming the first Luxemburger in nearly 50 years to [...]
by Justin Davis CHOLET, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans and Alejandro Valverde would normally be happy to wait for the Pyrenees stages this weekend before launching part [...]
by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Yellow jersey hopeful Alejandro Valverde gave up the Tour de France lead willingly on Tuesday, but admitted he had raced [...]
by Justin Davis SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Norwegian Thor Hushovd of Credit Agricole claimed his sixth victory from the Tour de France after powering his way [...]
by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Team Columbia manager Bob Stapleton is looking to Britain’s Mark Cavendish for a Tour de France stage victory after his [...]
by Justin Davis PLUMELEC, France, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde drew first blood in his bid to win the Tour de France by pulling on the yellow [...]
by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – This year’s Tour de France is gearing up to be one of the most tightly contested in years, according to [...]
by Jean Montois BREST, France, July 2, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme is convinced this year’s race can take place without the numerous drug-tainted scandals that [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, June 27, 2008 (AFP) – The Tour de France is usually no stranger to controversy, and this year’s race could be no different in spite of [...]
PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the favourites for next month’s Tour de France, has the distinction of a former champion helping him in his [...]
MADRID, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, one of the favourites for next month’s Tour de France with the Caisse d’Epargne team, won the Spanish road race national [...]
GRENOBLE, France, June 15, 2008 (AFP) – Factfile on Dauphine Libere winner Alejandro Valverde: Date of birth: April 25, 1980 Place of birth: Las Lumbreras, Spain Nationality: Spanish Height: 1.78m [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, April 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde gave his future Tour de France rivals an early reminder of his explosive climbing talents by winning [...]
MADRID, March 7, 2008 (AFP) – Tour of Murcia results here on Thursday after the fourth stage, a 23.1km time-trial between Alhama and Aledo: Stage 1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse [...]