The indomitable Valverde was 3rd in Pogacar’s victory at the Three Valleys of Vares

Again, on the stick. Alexander Valverde was stroked the victory this Tuesday at 101st edition of Tre Valli Varesinewhich is 196.3 kilometers between the towns of Bust of Arsizio Y Beach. 2nd in Cuppa Augustoni last September 29 and 4th on Giro dell’Emilia on October 1st, the veteran cyclist from Movistar (42 years old) shows a great state of form in the last races of his sports career, as we remember that ‘the bullet’ will permanently get off the bike on October 8 at Il Lombardia.

As Movistar does throughout this mini-tour of the Italian lands, the team is accompanied at all times by Alexander Valverde that each passing day never ceases to honor the profession. Einer Rubio Y Enrique More They did a good job for the benefit of their teammate, until the Murcian decided to continue attacking in the final period.

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And as it happened in Cuppa Augustoni the sprint was too long for him. At 42 years old, Don Alejandro marked a long sprint that other younger runners would like to star in, and in fact the Slovenian only passed him at the end. Tadej Pogacar and for Colombian Sergio Higuitafirst and second respectively.

Having done their homework in the three classics played, now both Valverde and his other rivals are thinking about the next big event, the one on Saturday 8 in Lombardyin the final chapter of one of cycling’s best pages, written by a passionate cyclist who, like his father, could have been a professional truck driver.

CLASSIFICATIONS

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates), 4h36’59”
2.Sergi8o Higuita (Col/Bora-hansgrohe), id.
3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Movistar Team), ´´id.
4. Pierre Latour (Fra/TotalEnergies), id.
5.Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra/AG2R Citroën Teasm), id.
6.Adan Yates (Gbr/Ineos Grenadiers), id.
7. Bauke Mollema (PB/Trelk-Segafredo), id.
8.Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/Interarché), id.
9. Jesús Herrada (ESP/Cofidis), id.
10. Rigoberto Urán (Col/EF Education First), id.