The elixir of eternal youth is always talked about, but Alejandro Valverde seems to go further. The Murcian has a recipe for the elixir of eternal competitiveness, which makes him insatiable with victories. After a road cycling record among the best in history, with his first professional victory in 2003, Valverde still wants to add victories.
According to AS, Alejandro Valverde is this Sunday, September 15 at first Spanish Gravel Championshipthe new fashionable form of cycling, after months of not competing. More than participating, you can guess your bet for be among the best after winning trials such as ‘La Indomable’ and the ‘Castellón Gravel Race’, as well as his fourth place in the 2023 Gravel World Championship.
The first edition of Spanish Gravel Championship will take place in Saint Dominic of Silos, Burgos. The test route will be 137 kilometers departing and arriving in the same town of Santo Domingo de Silos. More than 2,300 meters high with 7 peaks they promise toughness and spectacle. The presence of Alejandro Valverde ‘He is not only a threat to his rivals, but he also raises the cache of the test held within the framework of the race’The robber‘.
Whoever wins will win the honor of being the first Spanish gravel champion in historyeven the famous Murcian has the possibility of doubling the championships in Spain, winning 3 times (with another 6 podiums) in the road category and on one occasion in the time trial. Another famous Murcian, Luis Leon Sanchezhas the possibility of doubling the title, as he has been the Spanish road champion once and another 4 time trial champion.
Valverde so far this is the eighth of Spanish Gravel Cup 2024 in the absence of an exam, with a total of 200 points. A classification that leads Juan Ignacio Perez Martin (403 points) and his countryman Luis Leon Sanchez (400 points) followed by Francisco Rus (347 points).
Source: La Verdad
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