This is a list of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde, a Spanish professional racing cyclist who raced professionally between 2002 and 2022. Valverde is noted as a prolific winner of one-day races and stage races.
Valverde is a four-time National Champion (three road titles, one time trial title) and is also a Grand Tour victor, winning the 2009 Vuelta a España. He won a record seven medals in the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships, winning the rainbow jersey in 2018. [1]
Valverde also holds a number of records, notably the record for number of victories at La Flèche Wallonne, with five and the number of overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía with five. He achieved 133 victories as a professional rider, [2] including 17 Grand Tour stage wins.
Source: [3]
Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
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— | — | — | DNF | DNF | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | DNF | 14 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — |
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DNF | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | DNF | 13 |
Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Race | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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34 | — | 33 | 80 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | NH | 4 | DNF |
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47 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
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24 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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— | — | — | — | 6 | DNF | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | 14 | — |
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— | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
Monument | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Milan–San Remo | 130 | 54 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | — | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | DNF | — | 4 | 7 | |
Giro di Lombardia | — | 39 | — | 12 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 |
Classic | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 47 | 2 | ||||
E3 Harelbeke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 11 | 31 | — | — | |
Amstel Gold Race | DNF | — | — | 13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 21 | — | — | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 19 | 5 | 66 | 5 | — | |
La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Clásica de San Sebastián | 157 | — | 61 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | NH | — | DNF |
Giro dell'Emilia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Tre Valli Varesine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | DNF | NH | DNF | 3 |
Milano–Torino | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | Not held | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | — | |||
Paris–Tours | DNF | — | — | 20 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Road race | NH | 46 | Not held | 12 | Not held | 18 | Not held | 30 | Not held | 42 | NH | |||||||||
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Road race | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 37 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | DNF | 8 | — | — |
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Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Road race | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
DSQ | Disqualified |
Voided result | |
NH | Not held |
In 2018, Valverde was the recipient of the Vélo d'Or. [5] He had previously been runner-up to Paolo Bettini in 2006, and third in 2014.
Following his gold medal in the 2018 UCI World Road Race Championships, a section of the N-340 road in Murcia was renamed Avenida Alejandro Valverde (English: Alejandro Valverde Avenue). [6]
This is a list of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde, a Spanish professional racing cyclist who raced professionally between 2002 and 2022. Valverde is noted as a prolific winner of one-day races and stage races.
Valverde is a four-time National Champion (three road titles, one time trial title) and is also a Grand Tour victor, winning the 2009 Vuelta a España. He won a record seven medals in the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships, winning the rainbow jersey in 2018. [1]
Valverde also holds a number of records, notably the record for number of victories at La Flèche Wallonne, with five and the number of overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía with five. He achieved 133 victories as a professional rider, [2] including 17 Grand Tour stage wins.
Source: [3]
Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
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— | — | — | DNF | DNF | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | DNF | 14 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — |
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DNF | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | DNF | 13 |
Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Race | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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34 | — | 33 | 80 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | NH | 4 | DNF |
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47 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
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24 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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— | — | — | — | 6 | DNF | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | 14 | — |
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— | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
Monument | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Milan–San Remo | 130 | 54 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | — | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | DNF | — | 4 | 7 | |
Giro di Lombardia | — | 39 | — | 12 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 |
Classic | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 47 | 2 | ||||
E3 Harelbeke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — |
Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 11 | 31 | — | — | |
Amstel Gold Race | DNF | — | — | 13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 21 | — | — | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 19 | 5 | 66 | 5 | — | |
La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | — | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Clásica de San Sebastián | 157 | — | 61 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | NH | — | DNF |
Giro dell'Emilia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Tre Valli Varesine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | DNF | NH | DNF | 3 |
Milano–Torino | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | Not held | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | — | |||
Paris–Tours | DNF | — | — | 20 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Road race | NH | 46 | Not held | 12 | Not held | 18 | Not held | 30 | Not held | 42 | NH | |||||||||
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Road race | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 37 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | DNF | 8 | — | — |
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Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Road race | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
DSQ | Disqualified |
Voided result | |
NH | Not held |
In 2018, Valverde was the recipient of the Vélo d'Or. [5] He had previously been runner-up to Paolo Bettini in 2006, and third in 2014.
Following his gold medal in the 2018 UCI World Road Race Championships, a section of the N-340 road in Murcia was renamed Avenida Alejandro Valverde (English: Alejandro Valverde Avenue). [6]