Bologna, 27 October 2021 – The next will be Alejandro’s last competitive season Valverde. The Movistar Spaniard, capable in his career of getting on the podium of all three great laps, has decided to race for the whole of 2022 and then retire. He announced it himself, as reported by Cyclingnews, during the Sports Radiocaeta broadcast: Valverde will retire after 21 years of career and when he will be 42 years old.
Stop at 42
“I can say with total confidence that 2022 will be the last year as a professional”, the words of Valverde, who after retirement will continue in Movistar as a manager “I have a two-year contract with them to stay in the structure and help the young people”. What does Valverde forecast for 2022? As big stage races will skip the Tour de France and will aim for the Vuelta, but it could also be at the start of the Tour of Italy. He will also do some Classics, he who has won four in his career Liege and five Freccia-Vallone.
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