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• Operation Puerto – Blood Sample Is Valverde’s, Say CONI
  February 19th, 2009
  

  by Barnaby Chesterman
  ROME, Feb 19, 2009 (AFP) – Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri said on Thursday that a blood sample found in the laboratory central to the Operation Puerto scandal belongs to Alejandro Valverde.
  Torri made his claim following a hearing attended by the Spanish Caisse d’Epargne [...]

• Coni Describes Spanish Court’s Valverde Objections As “Groundless”
  February 18th, 2009
  

  ROME, Feb 18, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde’s appearance before the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) to face doping charges has been kept for Thursday after describing a Spanish court’s objections to the proceedings as “groundless.”
  Valverde’s summons in Rome to question the rider has been kept for 1600GMT on Thursday, [...]

• Valverde Highlights Kirchen’s Threat To Cycling Gold
  August 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – Racing in hot, humid conditions which could be made worse by pollution levels is not the only thing worrying Spain’s big favourite for the Olympic cycling road race this Sunday.
  Alejandro Valverde comes into the 248.5km race – said [...]

• Brits On Track For Gold, Valverde Eyes Bettini’s Road Title
  August 4th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 4, 2008 (AFP) – A ten-year work in progress will be expected to come to fruition in glorious fashion next week when Great Britain’s team of track cycling stars prepare to burn up the boards of the Laoshan velodrome.
  A total of 54 [...]

• CAS Press Release – Valverde
  July 12th, 2008
  
• Valverde Plays Down Extent Of Tour de France Crash Injuries
  July 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde played down the effects of a crash which came close to ending his yellow jersey bid during the 232km fifth stage of the Tour de France here Wednesday.
  The former race leader and winner of [...]

• Valverde Suffers Crash But Continues At Tour de France
  July 9th, 2008
  

  CHATEAUROUX, France, July 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Tour de France hopeful
  Alejandro Valverde, of Caisse d’Epargne, suffered a setback Wednesday when he
  fell during the 232km stage from Cholet to here.
  The former race leader and winner of the opening stage fell at the 90km
  mark, suffering knee and forearm injuries according to officials, [...]

• Cadel Evans Ahead Of Valverde, But Schmacher Takes The Yellow Jersey
  July 8th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  CHOLET, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France here Tuesday after leaving his yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial.
  Germany’s Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned [...]

• Menchov Mishap Gives Evans A Nasty Reminder
  July 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  NANTES, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans was reminded of just what
  it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic third stage here
  Tuesday which saw one of his potential rivals lose 38 seconds.
  On paper, Denis Menchov isn’t the Australian race favorite’s [...]

• Team CSC Saxo Bank Defiant As Carlos Sastre Fears Time Trial Test
  July 7th, 2008
  

  NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – The first big test of the Tour de
  France for the yellow jersey contenders may be putting the fear of God into
  Carlos Sastre.
  But his manager at the CSC team, Denmark’s 1996 Tour winner Bjarne Riis,
  believes they will make up any time shortfall for their yellow [...]

• Robbie McEwen Is A Little Off Target, As Renshaw Delivers For Hushovd
  July 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) – Robbie McEwen’s bid for a first stage win on this year’s Tour de France was postponed for another day Sunday, but on the third stage the Aussie sprinter will be one to watch.
  Sunday’s second stage – [...]

• Fabian Cancellara of CSC Saxo Bank Happy To Leave ‘Danger’ Stages Behind
  July 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  SAINT BRIEUC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Fabian Cancellara is looking forward to a day of rest, in relative terms, when the Tour de France starts to leave the “dangerous” stages held in Brittany behind.
  After two days of nervous riding in the wind [...]

• Valverde Strikes First Blow, But Evans Limits Losses
  July 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  PLUMELEC, France, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans was given a glimpse of the kind of climbing power he might be up against at this year’s Tour de France by Spanish rival Alejandro Valverde here Saturday.
  Going on recent race polls Valverde is the [...]

• Yellow Jersey Within Reach Of Cadel Evans
  July 3rd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BREST, France, July 3, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans will saddle up as the Tour de France favorite this Saturday with a chance of making history
  - and settling some scores in the process.
  Evans came agonizingly close to winning the yellow jersey in 2007, [...]