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Valverde Two-Year Doping Suspension Upheld
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 filed by the Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde against the decision of the National Olympic Committee of Italy (CONI) suspending him for [...]
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- Valverde “If They Punish Me, I Will Return And I Will Win”
March 15th, 2010Spanish 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 [...] - Contador Takes Control Of Paris-Nice On Stage 4
March 11th, 2010Spain’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 from the line to finish 10 seconds ahead of compatriots Alejandro Valverde and Samuel Sanchez after the 173.5 kilometer ride from [...] - Valverde Doping Decision Delayed Until March
January 14th, 2010GENEVA, 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 Valverde.
The Spanish rider is already serving a two-year suspension in Italy for alleged links to the
now famous Operation Puerto doping scandal.
[...] - 2010 Vuelta Route Announced With Surprises
December 16th, 2009SEVILLE, 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 gold to red and the first stage taking place here at night.
The 21-stage race gets underway on August 28 [...] - CAS Postpones Hearing In Valverde Doping Case
November 9th, 2009GENEVA, 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 doping ban that sidelined him from this year’s Tour de France.
The hearing into the two year suspension on Italian soil imposed by the Italian [...] - Contador, Spain Dominate Cycling World Rankings
October 19th, 2009PARIS, 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 released on Monday.
In an all-Spanish podium Contador, who rides for Astana, finished top on 527 points, ahead of second [...] - Season Over For Embattled Vuelta Champion Valverde
October 5th, 2009PARIS, 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 objectives for next season.
Valverde was due to compete in the Paris-Bourges race on Thursday and the Paris-Tours one-day classic [...] - UCI Powerless To Stop Valverde From Racing At Worlds
September 26th, 2009by 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 the world championships road race on Sunday.
Valverde is currently serving a two-year ban in Italy handed down [...] - Valverde Facing Tough Road To Rainbow Jersey Win
September 26th, 2009by 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 crowned world champion.
The Spaniard begins the blue riband event of the world road race championships, a 262.2km [...] - Storm Swirls Around Valverde’s Rainbow Dream
September 24th, 2009by 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 bid for cycling’s famous rainbow jersey.
Valverde, crowned the Tour of Spain champion last week, is among [...] - Valverde Puts Aside Doping Row To Win Tour Of Spain
September 20th, 2009by 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 first time just months after being embroiled in a doping scandal.
The 29-year-old Caisse d’Epargne rider virtually just had to stay in his saddle on Sunday [...] - Valverde Eyes Tour of Spain Crown
September 19th, 2009TOLEDO, 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 won by Britain’s David Millar. The Caisse d’Epargne rider finished in seventh position in the 27.8-kilometre stage in the central city of Toledo, 36 seconds behind Millar.
He [...] - Valverde Retains Lead As Cobo Wins Tour of Spain 19th Stage
September 18th, 2009Spain’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 lead after finishing second.
Caisse d’Epargne rider Valverde did well to resist a series of attacks from his closest rivals, [...] - Ireland’s Deignan Wins 18th Stage of Tour of Spain
September 17th, 2009Irish 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 the end of the race.
Deignan, riding for Cervelo, covered the hilly 165-kilometre ride from
Talavera de la Reina to Avila in 4 hours, 19 [...] - Roux Wins 17th Stage of Tour of Spain
September 16th, 2009MADRID, 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 the overall leader’s yellow jersey.
Roux, riding for Francaise des Jeux, covered the 193.6-kilometer route from Ciudad Real to Talavera de [...] - Valverde, Freire and Sanchez Lead Spanish Rainbow Jersey Bid
September 16th, 2009MADRID, 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 week in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
All-rounder Valverde is the current Tour of Spain leader and has in the past narrowly missed out [...] - Greipel Wins Tour of Spain 16th Stage, While Valverde Still In Gold
September 15th, 2009PUERTOLLANO, 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 Alejandro Valverde retained the race leader’s gold jersey.
Greipel soloed over the finish line of the 170km stage between Cordoba [...] - Boom Wins Tour of Spain 15th Stage, Valverde Still Gold
September 14th, 2009Dutchman 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.
The 23-year-old broke away from the rest of the peloton on the second of two trips up the category two [...] - Cunego Bags Another Summit, Valverde Still Wearing Gold
September 13th, 2009Italian 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 to La Pandera Sunday.
Spanish race leader Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d’Epargne had to fight to keep the gold jersey [...] - David Moncoutie Takes Tour of Spain 13th Stage Win
September 12th, 2009SIERRA 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 from Berja to Sierra Nevada.
Controversial Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde, of the Caisse D’Epargne team, remains in the overall lead [...] - Hesjedal Sprints To Tour of Spain 12th Stage Win
September 11th, 2009COL 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 the Col de Velefique on Friday as Spaniard Alejandro Valverde held the overall race lead.
The Garmin rider won a [...] - Farrar Forces It To Take 11th Stage Of The Tour of Spain
September 9th, 2009CARAVACA 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 controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the leader’s golden jersey.
The Garmin rider edged Belgian Philippe Gilbert and Italy’s Marco Marcato to [...] - Australia’s Gerrans Wins Tour of Spain 10th Stage
September 8th, 2009MURCIA, 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 leader’s golden jersey.
The 29-year-old Cervelo rider outpaced three others cyclists, Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang and Kazakhstan’s [...] - Valverde Takes Tour of Spain Lead From Evans
September 7th, 2009Controversial 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 compatriot Gustavo Cesar Veloso.
Veloso, riding for Xacobeo Galicia, finished the 188.8-kilometre (117-mile) mountain stage between Alcoy and Xorret del [...] - Valverde To lead Caisse d’Epargne at Vuelta
August 24th, 2009MADRID, 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, who finished second in the 2006 Vuelta, did not compete in this year’s Tour de France after being banned from [...] - Valverde Has Something To Prove At San Sebastian Classic
July 31st, 2009Alejandro 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 29-year-old Caisse d’Epargne rider was recently banned from competing in Italy for two years by the Italian Olympic Committee after [...] - No Tour de France For Valverde
June 23rd, 2009PARIS, 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 removes a potentially embarrassing stand-off as the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) last month banned Valverde from racing in Italy for [...] - Valverde Appeals To CAS Over Doping Ban
June 19th, 2009GENEVA, 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 Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) last month banned Valverde from racing in Italy for two years due to his alleged involvement [...] - “Angry” Valverde Wins Second Dauphine Libere
June 14th, 2009GRENOBLE, 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 Stef Clement.
Australia’s Cadel Evans finished second in the general classification for the third year running, with Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion [...] - Valverde Remains In Yellow As Moncoutie Takes Dauphine Stage 7
June 13th, 2009SAINT-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 stage of the race on Saturday.
Moncoutie beat home Dutch cyclist Robert Gesink by around 40 seconds while former yellow [...] - Valverde Retains Control Of Dauphine, As Fedrigo Wins Stage 6
June 12th, 2009BRIANCON, 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 here on Friday.
Valverde, Evans and 2007 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador crossed the finish line together 4min 12sec [...] - A Crafty Szmy Steals Dauphine Stage 5 Win, Valverde In Lead
June 11th, 2009MONT-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 the gruelling Mont Ventoux climb.
The 29-year-old defending champion established a two-minute lead over his Silence-Lotto rival when he powered ahead in [...] - Valverde Facing Down The Barrell Of Two Year UCI Ban
June 10th, 2009PARIS, 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 from the Italian sporting authorities.
Spaniard ace Valverde has been effectively ruled out of this year’s Tour de France after [...] - Alejandro Valverde Fighting His Italian Doping Ban
May 26th, 2009Spain’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 fight against an Italian doping ban.
Earlier this month CONI’s anti-doping tribunal suspended the 29-year-old Caisse d’Epargne rider from competing [...] - Valverde Rails At ‘Injustice’ After Catalonia Win
May 24th, 2009MADRID, 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 29-year-old Caisse d’Epargne rider was recently banned from competing in Italy for two years by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) [...] - Valverde Secures Tour of Catalonia Crown
May 24th, 2009MADRID, 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 and the motor racing circuit at Montmelo.
Results of the seventh and final stage of the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in eastern [...] - Trussov Wins Stage 5 In Catalonia, Valverde Overall Leader
May 22nd, 2009Russia’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 lead.
- ‘Thanks, but no thanks’, Danes tell Valverde
May 14th, 2009COPENHAGEN, 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 told that he was also not welcome in Denmark.
Valverde “will not be welcome on the Tour of Denmark if [...] - Valverde Banned From Racing In Italy For Two Years
May 11th, 2009ROME, 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 years, the Ansa news agency announced.
Valverde, who was not present at the hearing, was punished for his role in [...] - Valverde To Take Legal Action Against CONI Prosecutor
May 6th, 2009MADRID, 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 acts, in a repeatedly obstinate manner, with total disregard for the Spanish legal authorities, refusing to submit to the decision [...] - Valverde All Smiles Before Tour de Romandie
April 27th, 2009Spanish 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 all-rounder.
Valverde joined Italian Filippo Pozzatto – second in last month’s Paris-Roubaix – and Swiss time-trial specialist Fabien Cancellara among [...] - Attack The Key As Valverde Rivals Eye Liege Victory
April 25th, 2009by 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 a dramatic change of bike racing tactics.
The oldest, and arguably most prestigious, one-day classic on the cycling [...] - Italian Prosecutor Demanding Two-Year Ban For Valverde
April 1st, 2009ROME, 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 suspended for two years.
Last month, Spaniard Valverde, nicknamed The Green Bullet, told an Italian anti-doping hearing he had not [...] - Valverde Hearing Put Back 48 Hours
February 13th, 2009ROME, 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 said the change had been made at the Caisse D’Epargne rider’s request.
The summons relates to [...] - Valverde Ends Season With Win At Route des As Criterium
October 20th, 2008Spanish 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, France.
“This race is very special and also difficult, but it is very popular in the northern part of Europe. I was very impressed by the [...] - Alejandro Valverde In Control Of Vuelta After Stage 2 Win
August 31st, 2008JAEN, 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 on Sunday, a 176.3 kilometre run from Granada to Jaen.
The 28-year-old finished the stage in four hours and [...] - Alejandro Valverde Wins The San Sebastian Classic (And Results)
August 2nd, 2008SAN 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 a pre-Olympic tune-up.
Valverde, 28, is one of the favourites for the men’s road race honors at the Beijing [...] - Valverde Takes Aim At Winning A Beijing Olympic Medal
August 2nd, 2008by 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 Olympic road
race is a must for any cyclist aiming for gold in Beijing.
But the climbers in the peloton will do better [...] - Stage 11 Preview & Predictions
July 15th, 2008Cadel’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 an elevation profile that resembles your third cousin Dewey’s dental chart.
The first 100km won’t provide any reason for riders to come off the back [...] - Silence May Not Be Golden For Cadel Evans, Says Valverde
July 15th, 2008PAU, 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 Silence team, according to Spaniard Alejandro Valverde.
Valverde virtually dropped out of the running for the race’s big prize on [...] - Cadel Evans of Silence Lotto Can Hold Off The Threat Of The Big Teams, Says Team Manager
July 14th, 2008by 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 historic Tour de France yellow jersey in Paris.
But the Belgian admitted after a thrilling 10th stage [...] - Alejandro Valverde’s Yellow Jersey Dream Is A Nightmare
July 14th, 2008HAUTACAM, 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 of racing in the Pyrenees here Monday.
Valverde, who began the day in sixth place overall at 1min 12sec behind [...] - Sanchez Wins Tour de France Seventh Stage, Kirchen Keeps Yellow Jersey
July 11th, 2008by 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 stage of the Tour de France here on Friday.
Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, of Team Columbia, survived an audacious [...] - Kirchen of Team Columbia In Yellow, As Ricco Wins Tour de France Stage 6
July 10th, 2008SUPER-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 pull on the race’s yellow jersey on Thursday.
Italian Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the sixth stage, [...] - Kim Kirchen Has Thrown His Hat Into The Yellow Jersey Hunt
July 9th, 2008by 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 two of their expected fight for the Tour de France yellow jersey.
However, the outcome of Tuesday’s first [...] - Alejandro Valverde Gives Up The Lead For Today, But Keeps Yellow At Hand
July 7th, 2008by 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 the hectic third stage with one eye on the crucial fourth stage.
“We controlled things in the first [...] - Thor Hushovd Hammers To Win Stage 2, As Valverde Maintains Lead
July 6th, 2008by 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 to the second stage over 164.5km from Auray to here Sunday.
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) retained the [...] - Kim Kirchen Was Beaten But Were Not, Says Bob Stapleton of Team Columbia
July 5th, 2008by 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 team missed out on an historic first stage win here Saturday.
Stapleton’s team have come to the Tour [...] - Alejandro Valverde Strikes First Blow With A Stage 1 Tour de France Yellow Jersey
July 5th, 2008by 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 jersey for the first time after a thrilling first stage here Saturday.
Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, punched [...] - Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
July 4th, 2008by 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 some of the yellow jersey contenders out to topple race favourite Cadel Evans.
The Australian will start the [...] - Tour de France Chief Convinced That The Cheats Are On Their Way Out
July 2nd, 2008by 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 have left the event fighting for its credibility.
The 95th edition of the world’s biggest bike race begins [...] - Cadel Evans & Alejandro Valverde Lead Race For Absent Tour de France Yellow Jersey
July 1st, 2008by 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 the likely thrill of a two-man battle for the fabled yellow jersey.
For the second year in a [...] - Alejandro Valverde of Caisse d’Epargne To Be Helped By Former Tour de France Champion
June 30th, 2008PARIS, 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 leader’s role at Caisse d’Epargne, compatriot
Oscar Pereiro.
Pereiro came second behind Floyd Landis in 2006, but the American was later
stripped of his title for [...] - Tour de France Challenger Alejandro Valverde Wins Spanish National Title
June 29th, 2008MADRID, 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 title near Toledo to the south of Madrid on Sunday.
- Factfile on Dauphine Libere Winner Alejandro Valverde
June 15th, 2008GRENOBLE, 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
Weight: 61kg
Sport/discipline: cycling/road
Teams: Kelme (2002-2004), Iles [...] - Alejandro Valverde Gives Us A Glimpse of His Tour de France Yellow Jersey Potential
April 28th, 2008by 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 his second Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic Sunday.
At ‘only’ 261 km in length, this year’s ‘Doyenne’ – known as such [...] - Cycling: Tour of Murcia results
March 7th, 2008MADRID, 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 d’Epargne 33:32, 2. Stefano Garzelli
(ITA) at 02, 3. Alberto Contador (ESP) 06, 4. Branislau Samoilau (BLR) 07, 5.
Inigo Cuesta (ESP) 09.
Overall
1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 13hr 23min 11sec, 2. [...]
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