Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980) is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He rides for the Caisse d'Epargne team. Valverde won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race in 2006 and 2008. He was second in the 2006 Vuelta a Espana and sixth in the 2007 Tour de France. He won the 2008 Criterium du Dauphine Libere, 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.
Achievements
2001
U23 Road Race Champion
2003
2nd overall, World Cycling Championship Road Race
3rd overall, Vuelta a Espana
1st, Stages 9 and 15
1st, Combined Classification
2nd, Points Classification
1st, GP Primavera
1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
2 stage wins, Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
Stage win, Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Stage win, Vuelta a Aragon
2004
4th overall and 1 stage win, Vuelta a Espana
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 Leon
Stage win, Vuelta al Pais 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 Pais Vasco
2nd overall, World Cycling Championships Road Race
2006
Champion, UCI ProTour
2nd Overall, Vuelta a Espana
1st, Stage 7
3rd overall, World Cycling Championships Road Race
1st, La Fleche Wallonne
1st, Liege-Bastogne-Liege
1st, Stage, Vuelta a Murcia
2nd, Overall, Vuelta al Pais Vasco
1st, Points Classification
1st, Stage 1
3rd, Overall, Tour de Romandie
1st, Stage 4
7th, Overall, Dauphine Libere
2007
2nd, Liege-Bastogne-Liege
2nd, La Fleche Wallonne
7th, Amstel Gold Race
5th Overall, Vuelta al Pais Vasco
3rd, Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Stage 4
1st, Overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Overall, Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 4
3rd Overall,Criterium 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, Liege-Bastogne-Liege
1st Overall, Criterium du Dauphine Libere
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 Espana
Winner combination classification
1st, Klasika Primavera
1st Overall, Criterium du Dauphine Libere
2nd Overall, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
4th Overall, Tour de Romandie
7th, La Fleche Wallonne
9th Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
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.
1st, Tour Mediterraneen
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 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
8th La Fleche Wallonne
2012
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
1st Stage 2
1st Points classification
1st Combination classification
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
2nd Overall Vuelta a Espana
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 Andalucia
1st Points classification
1st Prologue & Stage 3
1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2nd Giro di Lombardia
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Clasica de San Sebastian
3rd World Road Race Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a Espana
Winner points classification
3rd Liege-Bastogne-Liege
3rd Vuelta a Murcia
4th GP Miguel Indurain
6th Milano-Torino
7th Overall Criterium du Dauphine
7th La Fleche Wallonne
8th Overall Tour de France
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline:
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
Classics results
This table shows Valverde's classics results.
References
1980 births
Living people
Spanish cyclists
Vuelta a Espana winners