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Alejandro Valverde takes first victory as World Champion in UAE Tour

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde has taken the victory of the third stage at the UAE Tour. The Spaniard took his first win in the rainbow jersey at Jebel Hafeet. Read more...

Movistar's leaders for Tour de France hit the cobbles

The leaders of Movistar for the Tour de France have explored the cobblestone sectors that will be featured in the 2018 edition of the race. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde skips Tour of Flanders

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has decided to go back to Spain and dismissed his participation in the Tour of Flanders. Read more...

Celebration for Simon Yates and Alejandro Valverde in Volta a Catalunya

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) took the victory at the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya while Alejandro Valverde got the overall win of the race. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde dominates in La Molina and leads GC in Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has taken the victory of the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde takes the victory on a slow day at the Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has won the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Spaniard was the fastest at the bunch sprint and took the lead in the General Classification. Read more...

Gastroenteritis could stop Alejandro Valverde from starting in Strade Bianche

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde could miss Strade Bianche due to a gastroenteritis he is suffering just after his victory at the Abu Dhabi Tour. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde continues perfect season start with victory at Abu Dhabi Tour

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has won the Queen stage of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour and took the overall victory of the race. Read more...

Mikel Landa: I'd like to be at the Ardennes and learn next to Alejandro Valverde

Mikel Landa is ready to make his debut with Movistar at the Vuelta a Andalucia. The rider will kick off a season in which he plans to go back to the Ardennes Classics. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde to ride Tour de France and Vuelta a España in 2018

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar will ride both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España this year, according to the Twitter account of La Vuelta. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde and Jurgen Roelandts celebrate in Valencia

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde has won the 2018 edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Jurgen Roelandts of BMC Racing Team won the final stage on the streets of Valencia. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde victorious at queen stage of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar has won the fourth stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and has as such extended his lead in the overall classification. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde wins and leads in Valencia

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar is the new leader of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana after winning the second stage of the Spanish race. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde returns to stage racing in Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Alejandro Valverde is ready to be the leader of Movistar at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Read more...

Valverde, Quintana and Soler to lead Movistar at Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana and Marc Soler will be the main men for Movistar at the Volta a Catalunya. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde to return to action at Mallorca Challenge

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde is set to make his return to the peloton at the Mallorca Challenge in January. Read more...

Eusebio Unzue about Tour de France cobbles stage: We have to pray to the gods

Movistar Team boss Eusebio Unzue believes that the 2018 Tour de France will start not once but twice, as result of the much feared cobbled stage near Roubaix. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: The Tour can be more fun with the three of us

Alejandro Valverde is set to be completely recovered by the start of 2018 and already has big plans for the season. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: I will ride Giro, Vuelta and World Championships

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) already has an idea of his calendar for the 2018 season. The Spaniard has clear objectives ahead of his 16th season as a professional. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: I thought my career was over

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde feared that his cycling career was over after his crash at the Tour de France's opening Time Trial. Now the rider looks forward to his recovery. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde recovers from surgery

Alejandro Valverde underwent surgery in the injuries that he sustained during the first stage of the Tour de France. Read more...

Movistar boss Eusebio Unzue: A motorcycle incident caused Valverde's crash

Movistar boss Eusebio Unzue believes that an earlier crash of a motorbike was the cause of Alejandro Valverde's heavy crash in the Tour de France, as well several other crashes. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde breaks kneecap and talus bone in horrifying crash

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) suffered a crash during the first stage of the Tour de France and fractured his kneecap as a result. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: I will go to the Tour to help Quintana, nothing else

Alejandro Valverde is going to the Tour de France with the objective of helping Nairo Quintana. The rider of Movistar will not be riding for a position in the GC, he says. Read more...

Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde to lead Movistar at Tour de France

Movistar team has announced its pre-selection for the Tour de France's squad. Colombian Nairo Quintana and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde will be leading the team in the French race. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege for fourth time

Alejandro Valverde has won Liege-Bastogne Liege. The rider of Movistar showed to have the better legs in the last kilometer, leaving Dan Martin and Michal Kwiatowski behind. Read more...

Another victory for Alejandro Valverde in La Fleche Wallonne

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde has taken the victory at La Fleche Wallonne. The Spaniard got his fifth win at the Belgian race ahead of Dan Martin and Dylan Teuns. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: Even I am surprised by this season

Alejandro Valverde says that even he is surprised by the way his season is currently developing, having won several top level races including the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. Read more...

Primoz Roglic and Alejandro Valverde celebrate in Pais Vasco

Primoz Roglic of LottoNL-Jumbo has won the closing time trial of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The overall victory went to Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde wins and leads in Pais Vasco

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar is the new leader of the Vuelta al Pais vasco after winning the fifth stage ahead of Romain Bardet and Rigoberto Uran. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde wins stage and overall at Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team has won the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya and as such confirmed his victory in the overall classification. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde unstoppable in Volta a Catalunya queen stage

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team has won the queen stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Spaniard also takes the lead in the general classification. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde sprints to victory in Volta a Catalunya

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team has won the third stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Spaniard beat Quick-Step's Dan Martin in the final sprint. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde to skip Paris-Nice

Alejandro Valverde won't start in Paris-Nice. The Movistar rider is suffering from fever and hasn't recovered in time to take part in the French race. Read more...

Tim Wellens wins rainy last stage in Ruta del Sol, overall for Valverde

The last stage of the Ruta del Sol has been won by Tim Wellens of Lotto-Soudal. Alejandro Valverde of Movistar secured the overall victory. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde takes lead as Victor Campenaerts wins Ruta del Sol time trial

Victor Campenaerts of LottoNL-Jumbo has won the third stage of the Ruta del Sol, an individual time trial in Lucena. Alejandro Valverde is the new overall leader. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde wins first stage at Ruta del Sol

Alejandro Valverde has taken the victory at the first stage of the Ruta del Sol. The Movistar rider crossed the finish line ahead of Wout Poels and Sebastien Reichenbach. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: This was my most beautiful victory in Murcia

Alejandro Valverde believes that his solo victory in Murcia on Saturday is the most beautiful of the five wins he has achieved in the Spanish race. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde wins 2017 Vuelta a Murcia

Alejandro Valverde of Movistar Team has won the 37th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia. The Spaniard finished solo, several minutes ahead of the peloton. Read more...

Nairo Quintana to ride Giro and Tour, Valverde to focus on Tour and Vuelta

Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde will both ride the Tour de France this year. In addition, Quintana will also ride the Giro d'Italia while Valverde will focus on the Vuelta. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde suffers hit during training

Alejandro Valverde has suffered an accident close to his house in Spain and he will probably not be able to attend the presentation of the Vuelta a España 2017. Read more...

2017 WorldTour teams preview: Movistar Team

As the 2017 cycling season approaches, CyclingPub takes a look at the 18 WorldTour teams for the coming year. Today it's the turn of Movistar Team. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde extends contract with Movistar through 2019

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has extended his contract with Movistar Team, adding another three seasons to his already impressive career. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde about riding all three Grand Tours: Never again!

After riding all three Grand Tours in the same season, Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde is determined to never repeat that feat again. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde leads Spanish pre-selection for World Championships

Alejandro Valverde leads the pre-selection for the upcoming Cycling World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Read more...

Nairo Quintana renews with Movistar until 2019

2016 Vuelta a España champion Nairo Quintana has renewed his contract with Movistar team until 2019. Read more...