2008 Alejandro Valverde



valverde @ 2008 vuelta españa, wearing blue jersey of points classification leader.


in 2008, valverde showed strong form in spring. after winning vuelta murcia, valverde focused on training. announced readiness podium finish in klasika primavera , triumph @ paris–camembert. these successes foreshadowed excellent results in ardennes classics: podium @ amstel gold , victory in liège–bastogne–liège. valverde won critérium du dauphiné libéré , spanish national road race championships in june. on 5 july, valverde won first stage of tour de france. form faltered in pyrenees, , after being dropped on col du tourmalet, losing 5 52 stage winner leonardo piepoli, scrapping hopes of podium finish. performed better in alps , claimed top ten finish. on alpe d huez appeared working alongside csc–saxo bank try eliminate cadel evans.


he followed tour strong victory in clásica de san sebastián, leading out sprint , holding off alexandr kolobnev , davide rebellin. later, @ vuelta españa, started strong, winning second stage , wearing general classification leader on third one. among leaders in first week. however, lost around 2 minutes on wet stage saunces , chance of podium finish. however, ended in fourth position overall @ end strong performances including impressive ride angliru, bettered alberto contador , performance in mountain time-trial. before participation @ uci road world championships @ varese, mathematically proclaimed uci protour winner, being second win in 4 editions of competition.







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