# List of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde

This is a list of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde, a Spanish professional racing cyclist who raced professionally between 2002 and 2010 and between 2012 and 2022. Valverde is noted as a prolific winner of one-day races and stage races.
Valverde is a four-time National Champion (three road titles, one time trial title) and is also a Grand Tour victor, winning the 2009 Vuelta a España. He won a record seven medals in the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships, winning the rainbow jersey in 2018.
Valverde also holds a number of records, notably the record for number of victories at La Flèche Wallonne, with five and the number of overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía with five. He achieved 133 victories as a professional rider, including 17 Grand Tour stage wins.

## Major results
### Gravel
#### 2023

    UCI World Series
       1st Berja
       1st Hutchinson Ranxo
    4th UCI World Championships

#### 2024

    UCI World Series
       1st Berja
    2nd National Championships

#### 2025

    UCI World Series
       1st Castellón

### Road

Source:

#### 1997

    2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships

#### 1998

    2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships

#### 2001

    1st Road race, National Under-23 Championships
    3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games

#### 2002

    7th Circuito de Getxo
    8th Clásica de Almería
    9th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas

#### 2003 (8 pro wins)

    1st Klasika Primavera
    1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón
    2nd Road race, UCI World Championships
    3rd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Combination classification
       1st Stages 9 & 15
       Held after Stage 20
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
    3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
       1st Stages 4a & 5
    3rd Trofeo Mallorca
    3rd Trofeo Luis Puig
    5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 3
    5th Trofeo Calvia
    8th Trofeo Cala Bona-Cala Rajada
    8th Trofeo Manacor-Porto Cristo

#### 2004 (15)

    1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
       1st Points classification
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
    1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
    1st Trofeo Cala Millor
    1st Klasika Primavera
    2nd Road race, National Championships
    2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
    4th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stage 3
    4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
    4th Trofeo Calvia
    6th Road race, UCI World Championships
    6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 1
    10th GP Miguel Induráin

#### 2005 (6)

    1st Trofeo Manacor
    1st Trofeo Soller
    1st Stage 10 Tour de France
    Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stages 3 & 4
    2nd Road race, UCI World Championships
    2nd Overall Paris–Nice
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 7
    2nd GP Miguel Induráin
    4th Trofeo Calvia
    10th Trofeo Alcudia
    10th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama

#### 2006 (6)

    1st UCI ProTour
    1st La Flèche Wallonne
    1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    2nd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stage 7
    2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 1
    3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
    3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 4
    4th Trofeo Sóller
    7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
    7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Stage 2
    7th Clásica de Almería
    8th Clásica de San Sebastián

#### 2007 (5)

    1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Stage 4 (ITT)
    1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    2nd Road race, National Championships
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
       1st Stage 4 (ITT)
    2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    2nd La Flèche Wallonne
    2nd Klasika Primavera
    2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
    3rd Overall Critérium International
       1st Points classification
    3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
    3rd GP Miguel Induráin
    5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    6th Overall Tour de France
    6th Amstel Gold Race
    8th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
       1st Stage 3 (ITT)

#### 2008 (12)

    1st UCI ProTour
    1st Road race, National Championships
    1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
    1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Stage 4 (ITT)
    1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1st Clásica de San Sebastián
    1st Paris–Camembert
    2nd Klasika Primavera
    3rd Trofeo Calvia
    3rd Amstel Gold Race
    5th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stage 2
    7th Overall Critérium International
    8th Overall Tour de France
       1st Stages 1 & 6
       Held after Stages 1–2
       Held after Stage 1

#### 2009 (8)

    1st Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Combination classification
    1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stage 3
    1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
    1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
    1st Klasika Primavera
    2nd UCI World Ranking
    2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
    3rd Road race, National Championships
    4th Overall Tour de Romandie
    7th La Flèche Wallonne
    9th Road race, UCI World Championships
    9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
       1st Points classification
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Combination classification
       1st Stages 3 & 5

#### 2010

    1st Overall Tour de Romandie
       1st Stage 5
    1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen
    2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 & 2
    2nd Overall Paris–Nice
    2nd GP Miguel Induráin
    3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    8th La Flèche Wallonne

#### 2012 (7)

    1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 2
    1st Stage 17 Tour de France
    2nd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Points classification
       1st Combination classification
       1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 8
    2nd Overall Tour Down Under
       1st Stage 5
    2nd Klasika Primavera
    3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
    3rd Overall Paris–Nice
       1st Stage 3
    5th UCI World Tour
    9th Overall Tour de Suisse

#### 2013 (4)

    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 Road race, UCI World Championships
    3rd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Points classification
    3rd UCI World Tour
    3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    3rd Vuelta a Murcia
    4th GP Miguel Induráin
    5th Time trial, National Championships
    6th Milano–Torino
    7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
    7th La Flèche Wallonne
    8th Overall Tour de France
    9th Overall Tour de Romandie

#### 2014 (11)

    1st UCI World Tour
    National Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st Points classification
       1st Combination classification
       1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2
    1st Vuelta a Murcia
    1st Roma Maxima
    1st GP Miguel Induráin
    1st La Flèche Wallonne
    1st Clásica de San Sebastián
    2nd Overall Route du Sud
    2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    2nd Giro di Lombardia
    3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
    3rd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
       Held after Stages 2, 6–8
       Held after Stage 15
       Held after Stages 6–17
    3rd Strade Bianche
    4th Overall Tour de France
    4th Amstel Gold Race
    5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

#### 2015 (8)

    1st UCI World Tour
    1st Road race, National Championships
    1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1st La Flèche Wallonne
    1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stages 2, 5 & 7
    2nd Amstel Gold Race
    2nd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer
    3rd Overall Tour de France
    3rd Overall Tour of Oman
    3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
    3rd Strade Bianche
    4th Overall Dubai Tour
    4th Giro di Lombardia
    5th Road race, UCI World Championships
    5th GP Miguel Induráin
    6th Vuelta a La Rioja
    7th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 4
    7th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
    9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

#### 2016 (7)

    1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
       1st Points classification
       1st Combination classification
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st Stage 5
    1st La Flèche Wallonne
    2nd Vuelta a Murcia
    National Championships
       3rd Time trial
       4th Road race
    3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st Stage 16
    3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
    4th UCI World Tour
    4th Klasika Primavera
    5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    6th Overall Tour de France
    6th Giro di Lombardia
    8th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
    10th Strade Bianche
    Vuelta a España
       Held after Stage 8
       Held after Stages 10–19

#### 2017 (11)

    1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 3, 5 & 7
    1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 5
    1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 1
    1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1st La Flèche Wallonne
    1st Vuelta a Murcia
    2nd Road race, National Championships
    2nd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
    7th UCI World Tour
    9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
    9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

#### 2018 (14)

    1st Road race, UCI World Championships
    1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 2 & 4
    1st Overall Route d'Occitanie
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 3
    1st Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
       1st Stage 5
    1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
       1st Stages 2 & 4
    1st GP Miguel Induráin
    National Championships
       2nd Road race
       4th Time trial
    2nd La Flèche Wallonne
    2nd Klasika Primavera
    2nd Vuelta a Murcia
    3rd UCI World Tour
    3rd Milano–Torino
    3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    4th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
    4th Strade Bianche
    5th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 2 & 8
       Held after Stages 5 & 7–18
    5th Amstel Gold Race
    Combativity award Stage 11 Tour de France

#### 2019 (5)

    1st Road race, National Championships
    1st Overall Route d'Occitanie
       1st Stage 1
    2nd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stage 7
    2nd Overall UAE Tour
       1st Stage 3
    2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
    2nd Giro di Lombardia
    2nd Milano–Torino
    2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
    3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    4th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
    5th Giro dell'Emilia
    7th Milan–San Remo
    8th Tour of Flanders
    9th Overall Tour de France
    10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
    10th Clásica de San Sebastián
    10th Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta

#### 2020

    2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    8th Road race, UCI World Championships
    10th Overall Vuelta a España
       Combativity award Stage 7
    10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    10th Pollença–Andratx

#### 2021 (3)

    1st GP Miguel Induráin
    1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné
    2nd Overall Giro di Sicilia
       1st Stage 3
    3rd La Flèche Wallonne
    4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
    4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    5th Giro di Lombardia
    5th Amstel Gold Race
    7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    8th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
    9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    10th Milano–Torino

#### 2022 (3)

    1st Overall O Gran Camiño
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 3
    1st Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx
    2nd La Flèche Wallonne
    2nd Strade Bianche
    2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
    2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    3rd Tre Valli Varesine
    4th Overall Route d'Occitanie
    4th Giro dell'Emilia
    5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    6th Giro di Lombardia
    6th Trofeo Calvià
    7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    9th Circuito de Getxo
    Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España

#### General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results :
| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | DNF | 14 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — |
| / Vuelta a España | DNF | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | DNF | 13 |
| Major stage race general classification results ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Paris–Nice | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| / Tirreno–Adriatico | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volta a Catalunya | 34 | — | 33 | 80 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | NH | 4 | DNF |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 47 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | NH | 7 | — |
| Tour de Romandie | 24 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | — | 6 | DNF | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | 14 | — |
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |

#### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Milan–San Remo | 130 | 54 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | DNF | — | 4 | 7 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 39 | — | 12 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 |
| Classic | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 47 | 2 |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 11 | 31 | NH | — | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | DNF | — | — | 13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 21 | — | — | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 19 | 5 | 66 | NH | 5 | — |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | — | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 157 | — | 61 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | NH | — | DNF |
| Giro dell'Emilia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 |
| Tre Valli Varesine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | DNF | NH | DNF | 3 |
| Milano–Torino | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | — |
| Paris–Tours | DNF | — | — | 20 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

#### Major championships timeline

| Event | Event | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Olympic Games | Road race | NH | 46 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 12 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 18 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 30 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 42 | NH |
| World Championships | Road race | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 37 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | DNF | 8 | — | — |
| National Championships | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| National Championships | Road race | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| No. | Voided result |
| NH | Not held |

## Awards and honours

In 2018, Valverde was the recipient of the Vélo d'Or. He had previously been runner-up to Paolo Bettini in 2006, and third in 2014.
Following his gold medal in the 2018 UCI World Road Race Championships, a section of the N-340 road in Murcia was renamed Avenida Alejandro Valverde (English: Alejandro Valverde Avenue).