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The Alejandro Valverde appreciation thread

Taxuser1 · 2018-03-22 22:18:12

Chapeau for everything that he has achieved. Legs as light as the hair on his head. A master, streets ahead of the less talented youngsters on the scene. The ultimate winter and spring warrior.

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#32 29-03-2018 12:42pm
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On his current form he should be aiming to win the rest of the monuments, the 3 grand tours and the world championship ;-). Pretty unbelievable for a guy who is 38 next month, I guess all that hard training with Dr Fuentes in his 20s payed off.

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#33 29-03-2018 12:44pm
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I'd say he'll give Flanders a good rattle if he starts (and he's threatening to).

But winning all five monuments or any more Grand Tours is completely unrealistic. He was never really a Grand Tour rider. Great one day or one week racer, but doesn't have the consistency for a three week race.

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#34 29-03-2018 12:49pm
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We was down to start in Spain with Quintana on Saturday though seeing as he's in Flanders they may opt to keep him there.

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