Alejandro Valverde in 2005 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 .
Alejandro Valverde
Medal record
Representing Spain
Road bicycle racing
UCI Road World Championships
2005 Madrid
Elite Men's Road Race
2003 Hamilton
Elite Men's Road Race
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, Points classification
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)
2009
1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
1st, Stage 3
1st overall, Vuelta a Burgos
1st Overall, Vuelta a España
Winner combination classification
1st, Klasika Primavera
1st Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2nd Overall, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
4th Overall, Tour de Romandie
7th, La Flèche Wallonne
9th Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st, Points classification
1st, Mountains Classification
1st, Combination Classification
1st, Stages 3 & 5
2010
All results were voided from 31 May, because of the suspension backdated to 1 January.
Voided results of Alejandro Valverde
1st, Tour Méditerranéen
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 5
2nd Paris–Nice
2nd GP Miguel Indurain
2nd Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Points classification
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
8th La Flèche Wallonne
2012
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 2
1st Points classification
1st Combination classification
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 8
Winner points classification
Winner combination classification
2nd Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 5
3rd World Cycling Championship Road Race
3rd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 3
2013
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
1st Prologue & Stage 3
1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2nd Giro di Lombardia
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd World Road Race Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
Winner points classification
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3rd Vuelta a Murcia
4th GP Miguel Indurain
6th Milano–Torino
7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
7th La Flèche Wallonne
8th Overall Tour de France
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline:
Grand Tour
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Giro
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Tour
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6
9
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20
8
Vuelta
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WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
This table shows Valverde's classics results.
Year
Milan – San Remo
Amstel Gold Race
La Flèche Wallonne
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Clásica de San Sebastián
UCI Road World Championships
Giro di Lombardia
Paris-Tours
2003
54th
2nd
39th
2004
61st
6th
2005
33rd
13th
40th
34th
8th
2nd
12th
20th
2006
24th
23rd
1st
1st
8th
3rd
DNF
2007
7th
2nd
2nd
3rd
57th
59th
2008
3rd
21st
1st
1st
37th
2009
21st
7th
19th
17th
9th
2012
22nd
46th
DNQ
26th
3rd
2013
2nd
7th
3rd
2nd
3rd
2nd