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Alejandro Valverde
Professional Road Racing Cyclist, Cyclist
1980 –
Who is Alejandro Valverde?
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Movistar Team. Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship. He has twice collected the silver medal in the UCI Road World Championships, in 2003 and 2005. Valverde is rare in combining different specialities in road bicycle racing, being a strong climber and sprinter. After a lengthy court battle, he was suspended for two years as part of the Operación Puerto blood doping investigation, but he returned to competition in 2012 upon completion of the ban.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1980
Region of Murcia - Also known as
- The Green Bullet
- Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
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- Nationality
- Spain
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on July 23, 2013
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