Alejandro Valverde
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Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980) is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He rides for the Caisse d'Epargne team. Valverde won the Liège-Bastogne-Liège race in 2006 and 2008. He was second in the 2006 Vuelta a España and sixth in the 2007 Tour de France. He won the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, an important race before the 2008 Tour de France. This means that many people think he will do well in the Tour.
Valverde is a strong climber, sprinter and time trialist.
[change] Achievements
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Spain |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| UCI Road World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2005 Madrid | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Silver | 2003 Hamilton | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Bronze | 2006 Salzburg | Elite Men's Road Race | |
- 2001
Spain U23 Road Race Champion- 2003
- 2nd overall, World Cycling Championship Road Race
- 3rd overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stages 9 and 15
- 1st, Combined Classification
- 2nd, Points Classification
- 1st, GP Primavera
- 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2 stage wins, Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- Stage win, Vuelta al País Vasco
- Stage win, Vuelta a Aragón
- 2004
- 4th overall and 1 stage win, Vuelta a España
- 1st overall and 3 stage wins, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st overall and 2 stage wins, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st overall, Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st, Trofeo Cala Millor - Cala Ratjada
- 3 stage wins Vuelta a Castilla y León
- Stage win, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st, GP Primavera
- 2005
- 1st, Stage 10, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 8, Paris-Nice
- 1st, Trofeo Manacor
- 1st, Trofeo Soller
- 1st, Stages 3 and 4, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 2nd overall, World Cycling Championships Road Race
- 2006
- Champion, UCI ProTour
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 7
- 3rd overall, World Cycling Championships Road Race
- 1st, La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 1st, Stage, Vuelta a Murcia
- 2nd, Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st, Points Classification
- 1st, Stage 1
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stage 4
- 7th, Overall, Dauphiné Libéré
- 2007
- 2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th, Amstel Gold Race
- 5th Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 3rd, Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 4
- 1st, Overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Overall, Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Overall,Critérium International
- 1st Stage 4, Vuelta a Burgos
- 6th Overall, Tour de France
- 2nd, Stage 9
- 2008
- 1st Overall, Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd, Klasika Primavera
- 1st, Paris-Camembert
- 3rd, Amstel Gold Race
- 1st, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 1st Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st, Points Classification
- 1st, Stage 1, Stage 4 (ITT)
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