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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.
| 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 |
Spain U23 Road Race Champion
1st Overall, Vuelta a España
Winner combination classificationAll results were voided from 31 May, because of the suspension backdated to 1 January.
1st Points classification
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
Winner points classification Winner combination classification 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
World Road Race Championships Winner points classificationGrand Tour general classification results timeline:
| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour |
— | — | — | WD | WD | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 |
 Vuelta |
WD | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
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 |
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