The Murcian today participates in the first of the four Italian tests with which he hangs the bike at the age of 42
Alejandro Valverde, 42 years old, will take part this Thursday in the 75th edition of the Agostoni Cup, a stage that will start and finish in Lissone and will be run over a distance of 193 kilometers. It is the first of four races that the Murcian cyclist will ride from today until October 8, the day when the ‘Bala’ ends his storied career in the Giro de Lombardia, the fifth and final monument on the calendar .
The formation chosen by Movistar for today’s race consists of Alejandro Valverde, Enric Mas, Alex Aranburu, Einer Rubio, Matteo Jorgenson, Jorge Arcas and José Joaquín Rojas. In the Agostoni Cup, a twisting course awaits them on the outskirts of Milan that will serve as preparation for the big goal of the end of the season, the aforementioned Giro de Lombardia.
The 116th edition of this test was presented yesterday, which will mark Valverde’s retirement from cycling and his 253 kilometer route between Bergamo and Como will not only be the last in the professional life of the Las Lumbreras cyclist. That October 8 also hangs two other historic bikes such as Vincenzo Nibali and Mikel Nieve. “For me it will be a great emotion and a great honor to finish my career in Lombardia, one of the races I have enjoyed the most. I have already achieved it twice and on the 8th I will try again. I came out of the Vuelta well and I have a good feeling about it,” Nibali said yesterday.
Returning to Valverde, whose incredible record includes 133 victories as a professional and highlights of the Vuelta a España he won in 2009 and the World Road Championship he won in 2018, he will host two other events on this Italian tour. This Saturday he will be in the Giro dell Emilia and next Tuesday, October 4, he will ride the Tre Valli Versine.
Therefore, in Italy, where Valverde was unable to compete between 2009 and 2011 due to a controversial sanction by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), an impressive career will be finalized. The ‘Bala’ departs. Now it’s final.
Source: La Verdad
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