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Alejandro Valverde

The best for eternity

FREEDOM. The pleasure of riding a bike is what will forever remain. Anyone who enters this webpage will surely be looking for how we described Alejandro Valverde in the last few months of his career. Let us make you know how much we appreciated him. He was arguably the biggest talent Spanish cycling enjoyed, ever. One of the best riders in the 21st century. And someone we miss so dearly at the race as we enjoy, now without any pressure as competitions are gone, off the roads as of 2023. He’s simply irreplaceable, a must-have for the Movistar Team and the Abarca Sports organisation.

UNTIL THE LAST DROP FALLS. “42 years old, and I’m still as motivated as ever.” A sentence from Alejandro to the cameras of ‘El Día Menos Pensado’ during one of his last few races. The end to his 2022 season, and his career, was almost what we all dreamt of. It was so close to one final victory -finished 2nd in the Coppa Agostoni and 3rd, behind no less than Pogacar and Higuita, at Tre Valli Varesine-, yet seeing him riding within the best in Lombardia (6th) and Emilia (4th), with almost double the age of his competitors and no signs of fatigue, was only possible with his quality. Not even the physical and mental consequences of his road incident in July left a mark on ‘Bala’, who could bid farewell as he deserved: on top.

ENDLESS PALMARÈS. ‘El Bala’, ‘El Imbatido’ or, simply and as he likes best, ‘Balaverde’, ammassed 133 victories during his 20-year career. The biggest ones are surely his 2018 Worlds road race success in Innsbruck, his 2009 La Vuelta and his four UCI yearly world titles, yet there’s absolutely everything into that list. Five Flèches Wallonnes, four Liège-Bastogne-Liège, GC podiums in the Giro and the Tour, twelve stages of La Vuelta, four in the ‘Grande Boucle’, two Dauphinés, three Voltas a Catalunya, 2 Clásicas de San Sebastián – we could continue typing them down and this paragraph would never end, and those numbers wouldn’t make justice to his greatness. Both the sporting one and, more importantly, the human one -a crucial factor for the team’s cohesion and success; a loving husband and father of five kids; head of his own youth team-. An absolute star, in all senses.

From:
Murcia
Birth:
25/04/1980
Country:
ESP
Years in team:
17
Career path:

2005-22: Illes / Caisse / Movistar Team
2002-04: Kelme

Palmares
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O Gran Camiño 2022
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3rdstage
O Gran Camiño 2022
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Trofeo Pollença - Port d'Andratx 2022
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3rdstage
Giro di Sicilia 2021
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6thstage
Critérium du Dauphiné 2021
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GP Miguel Indurain 2021
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7thstage
Vuelta a España 2019
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Campeonato de España 2019
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Route d'Occitanie 2019
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1ststage
Route d'Occitanie 2019
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3rdstage
UAE Tour 2019
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Campeonato del Mundo Línea 2018
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8thstage
Route d'Occitanie 2018
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2ndstage
GP Miguel Indurain 2018
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GP Miguel Indurain 2018
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3rdstage
Route d'Occitanie 2018
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GP Miguel Indurain 2018
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Volta a Catalunya 2018
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4thstage
Volta a Catalunya 2018
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2ndstage
Volta a Catalunya 2018
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Abu Dhabi Tour 2018
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5thstage
Abu Dhabi Tour 2018
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018
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4thstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018
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2ndstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2018
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2017
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Flèche Wallonne 2017
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Vuelta al País Vasco 2017
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5thstage
Vuelta al País Vasco 2017
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Volta a Catalunya 2017
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7thstage
Volta a Catalunya 2017
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5thstage
Volta a Catalunya 2017
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3rdstage
Volta a Catalunya 2017
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Vuelta a Andalucía 2017
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1ststage
Vuelta a Andalucía 2017
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Vuelta a Murcia 2017
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16thstage
Giro d'Italia 2016
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Flèche Wallonne 2016
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Vuelta a Castilla y León 2016
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3rdstage
Vuelta a Castilla y León 2016
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2ndstage
Vuelta a Castilla y León 2016
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Vuelta a España 2016
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5thstage
Vuelta a Andalucía 2016
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4thstage
Vuelta a España 2015
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Spanish RR Championships 2015
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Volta a Catalunya 2015
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Volta a Catalunya 2015
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7thstage
Volta a Catalunya 2015
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5thstage
Volta a Catalunya 2015
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2ndstage
Volta a Catalunya 2015
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Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2015
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6thstage
Vuelta a España 2014
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Clásica San Sebastián 2014
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GP Miguel Indurain 2014
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Flèche Wallonne 2014
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GP Miguel Indurain 2014
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Roma Maxima 2014
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Vuelta a Andalucía 2014
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Vuelta a Andalucía 2014
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3rdstage
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2014
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2ndstage
Vuelta a España 2014
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1ststage
Vuelta a España 2014
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Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 2013
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4thstage
Vuelta a España 2013
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1ststage
Vuelta a España 2013
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Vuelta a España 2013
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8thstage
Vuelta a España 2012
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3rdstage
Vuelta a España 2012
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17thstage
Tour de France 2012
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3rdstage
Paris-Nice 2012
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Vuelta a Andalucía 2012
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2ndstage
Vuelta a Andalucía 2012
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5thstage
Tour Down Under 2012
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Vuelta a España 2009
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Vuelta a Burgos 2009
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Volta a Catalunya 2009
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Volta a Catalunya 2009
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3rdstage
Volta a Catalunya 2009
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Klasika Primavera 2009
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5thstage
Spanish RR Championships 2009
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3rdstage
Critérium du Dauphiné 2009
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2ndstage
Critérium du Dauphiné 2008
1st
Critérium du Dauphiné 2008
1st
6thstage
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2008
1st
1ststage
Critérium du Dauphiné 2008
1st
Critérium du Dauphiné 2008
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2008
1st
3rdstage
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2008
1st
1ststage
Critérium du Dauphiné 2008
1st
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2008
1st
Paris-Camembert 2008
1st
Vuelta a Burgos 2008
1st
4thstage
Vuelta a Murcia 2008
1st
4thstage
Vuelta a Burgos 2007
1st
3rdstage
Clásica de Alcobendas 2007
1st
Vuelta a España 2007
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4thstage
Vuelta a España 2007
1st
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2007
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7thstage
Vuelta a España 2006
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4thstage
Tour de Romandie 2006
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Vuelta al País Vasco 2006
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Paris-Nice 2006
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1ststage
Vuelta al País Vasco 2006
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2ndstage
Vuelta al País Vasco 2006
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10thstage
Paris-Nice 2005
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4thstage
Paris-Nice 2005
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3rdstage
Vuelta al País Vasco 2005
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7thstage
Paris-Nice 2005
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Trofeo Sóller 2005
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Trofeo Manacor 2005
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3rdstage
Vuelta a Castilla y León 2004
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Vuelta a Castilla y León 2004
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3rdstage
Klasika Primavera 2004
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2ndstage
Vuelta al País Vasco 2004
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1ststage
Vuelta a Murcia 2004
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5thstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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4thstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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3rdstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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1ststage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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3rdstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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2ndstage
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2004
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Trofeo Cala Millor 2004
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15thstage
Vuelta a España 2003
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9thstage
Vuelta a España 2003
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Prueba Villafranca - Ordiziako Klasika 2003
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5thstage
Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho 2003
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4thstage
Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho 2003
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3rdstage
Vuelta a Aragón 2003
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Klasika Primavera 2003
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3rdstage
Vuelta al País Vasco 2003

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