2006 Alejandro Valverde



valverde @ 2006 tour de france


in 2006, valverde won stage in tour of basque country, finishing 2nd overall , capturing points competition. completed prestigious double in spring classics, winning la flèche wallonne , taking victory 4 days later @ liège–bastogne–liège. valverde subsequently won stage in tour de romandie finishing 3rd overall. valverde planned challenge @ 2006 tour de france, , has stated hopes win in future. went pinarello bicycle factory in treviso, italy, optimize time-trialing performance. in fact started among favourites tour after withdrawal of jan ullrich , ivan basso due doping investigation. however, on third stage of 2006 tour de france, valverde crashed, , had abandon tour fractured right collarbone. ambition win grand tour shifted vuelta, later year.


valverde entered 2006 vuelta top favorite. since did not ride full tour de france in better condition of other candidates victory: menchov (title defender) , sastre both ended in top 10 of 2006 tour de france , expected fatigued. valverde won 7th stage , dominated mountain stages, earning him gold leader jersey after stage 9. valverde lost jersey due aggressive climbing , attacking of alexander vinokourov. in last time trial, valverde again lost time on vinokourov , had settle 2nd place in overall standings, second podium finish in grand tour. following impressive performance in vuelta valverde won yet major title, winning 2006 uci protour several major races still left on calendar point lead had reached unassailable levels. @ 2006 world championship, valverde considered 1 of favorites title. although did not win, able finish 3rd , claim bronze medal.







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