The Murcian cyclist will retire at 42 on the same day as one of the other greats, Vincenzo Nibali
Alejandro Valverde finished sixth in the final round of his professional career in the Giro de Lombardia, which was won by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. The Murcian cyclist entered the finish line, located in Como, 1 minute and 24 seconds behind the winner. With these last kilometers, the athlete from Las Lumbreras ends his professional career, who gets off the bike at the age of 42. Interestingly, the Giro de Lombardia is also the last race for another big two-wheeler, Vincenzo Nibali, who will leave at the age of 37.
“When I see the form I have now, which is the same as it was ten years ago, and since I’m among the best, I’ve started to consider whether I should continue for another year,” Valverde had dropped on Tuesday. , with which he showed in Italy that he still had strength in his legs.
Pogacar, double winner of the Tour de France (2020 and 2021), won the sprint ahead of Spaniard Enric Mas, the only one to jeopardize his victory, after 253 kilometers and more than six hours of racing, under a strong sun , between Bergamo and Como.
Another Spaniard, Mikel Landa, finished third. The winner of the last Tour de France, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, did not excel in the test, which was decided with an attack by Pogacar on Civiglio, some 20 kilometers from the finish, after a good job by his team, UAE.
Mas was the only one who could follow him, but the Spaniard from Movistar, who is far from shining in the sprint, had no chance in this exercise against the strength of Pogacar, who became the first rider in history to enter the Giro de Lombardia twice. his first two appearances.
“Repeating the win is fantastic, everything happened as we imagined. He wanted to attack the Civiglio. Mas has been on the same level in the climbs, so we worked together until the finish. I knew I had good legs,” said the Slovenian, who at the age of 24 wins his third ‘Monument’ – the five most prestigious one-day races.
Source: La Verdad
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