List of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde

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Valverde at the 2015 Vuelta a España

This is a list of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde, a Spanish professional racing cyclist who raced professionally between 2002 and 2022. Valverde is noted as a prolific winner of one-day races and stage races.

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Valverde is a four-time National Champion (three road titles, one time trial title) and is also a Grand Tour victor, winning the 2009 Vuelta a España. He won a record seven medals in the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships, winning the rainbow jersey in 2018. [1]

Valverde also holds a number of records, notably the record for number of victories at La Flèche Wallonne, with five and the number of overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía with five. He achieved 133 victories as a professional rider, [2] including 17 Grand Tour stage wins.

Major results

Gravel

2023
UCI World Series
1st Berja
1st Hutchinson Ranxo
4th UCI World Championships
2024
UCI World Series
1st Berja
2nd National Championships

Road

Source: [3]

1997
2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
1998
2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
2001
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, Mediterranean Games
2002
7th Circuito de Getxo
8th Clásica de Almería
9th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
2003 (8 pro wins)
1st Klasika Primavera
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Jersey blue.svg Combination classification
1st Stages 9 & 15
Held Jersey orangedots.svg after Stage 20
3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stages 4a & 5
3rd Trofeo Mallorca
3rd Trofeo Luis Puig
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Stage 3
5th Trofeo Calvia
8th Trofeo Cala Bona-Cala Rajada
8th Trofeo Manacor-Porto Cristo
2004 (15)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Trofeo Cala Millor
1st Klasika Primavera
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
4th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 3
4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
4th Trofeo Calvia
6th Road race, UCI World Championships
6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Stage 1
10th GP Miguel Induráin
2005 (6)
1st Trofeo Manacor
1st Trofeo Soller
1st Stage 10 Tour de France
Tour of the Basque Country
1st Stages 3 & 4
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 7
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Trofeo Calvia
10th Trofeo Alcudia
10th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
2006 (6)
1st UCI ProTour
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 7
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Stage 1
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
4th Trofeo Sóller
7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 2
7th Clásica de Almería
8th Clásica de San Sebastián
2007 (5)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Klasika Primavera
2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
3rd Overall Critérium International
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd GP Miguel Induráin
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
6th Overall Tour de France
6th Amstel Gold Race
8th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
2008 (12)
1st UCI ProTour
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Road race, National Championships
1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Clásica de San Sebastián
1st Paris–Camembert
2nd Klasika Primavera
3rd Trofeo Calvia
3rd Amstel Gold Race
5th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Critérium International
8th Overall Tour de France
1st Stages 1 & 6
Held Jersey yellow.svg after Stages 1–2
Held Jersey green.svg after Stage 1
2009 (8)
1st Jersey gold.svg Overall Vuelta a España
1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 3
1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Jersey violet.svg Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Klasika Primavera
2nd UCI World Ranking
2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
3rd Road race, National Championships
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
7th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Road race, UCI World Championships
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
1st Stages 3 & 5
Voided results from 1 January 2010 to 31 May 2010. [4]
2010
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 5
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour Méditerranéen
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Jersey white.svg Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
8th La Flèche Wallonne
2012 (7)
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 8
2nd Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 5
2nd Klasika Primavera
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 3
5th UCI World Tour
9th Overall Tour de Suisse
2013 (4)
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Prologue & Stage 3
1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2nd Giro di Lombardia
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd UCI World Tour
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3rd Vuelta a Murcia
4th GP Miguel Induráin
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Milano–Torino
7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
7th La Flèche Wallonne
8th Overall Tour de France
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
2014 (11)
1st UCI World Tour
National Championships
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Combination classification
1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2
1st Vuelta a Murcia
1st Roma Maxima
1st GP Miguel Induráin
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Clásica de San Sebastián
2nd Overall Route du Sud
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd Giro di Lombardia
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
Held Jersey red.svg after Stages 2, 6–8
Held Jersey blue dotted.png after Stage 15
Held Jersey white.svg after Stages 6–17
3rd Strade Bianche
4th Overall Tour de France
4th Amstel Gold Race
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
2015 (8)
1st UCI World Tour
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Road race, National Championships
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 2, 5 & 7
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer
3rd Overall Tour de France
3rd Overall Tour of Oman
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd Strade Bianche
4th Overall Dubai Tour
4th Giro di Lombardia
5th Road race, UCI World Championships
5th GP Miguel Induráin
6th Vuelta a La Rioja
7th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 4
7th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
2016 (7)
1st Jersey multicolor.svg Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Jersey blue.svg Combination classification
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 5
1st La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Vuelta a Murcia
National Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 16
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
4th UCI World Tour
4th Klasika Primavera
5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
6th Overall Tour de France
6th Giro di Lombardia
8th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
10th Strade Bianche
Vuelta a España
Held Jersey white.svg after Stage 8
Held Jersey green.svg after Stages 10–19
2017 (11)
1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
1st Stages 3, 5 & 7
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Jersey white.svg Points classification
1st Stage 5
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
1st Stage 1
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Vuelta a Murcia
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
7th UCI World Tour
9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2018 (14)
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Jersey red lines volta.svg Mountains classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Route d'Occitanie
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 3
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
1st Stage 5
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st GP Miguel Induráin
National Championships
2nd Road race
4th Time trial
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Klasika Primavera
2nd Vuelta a Murcia
3rd UCI World Tour
3rd Milano–Torino
3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
4th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
4th Strade Bianche
5th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 8
Held Jersey white.svg after Stages 5 & 7–18
5th Amstel Gold Race
Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 11 Tour de France
2019 (5)
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Road race, National Championships
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Route d'Occitanie
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 7
2nd Overall UAE Tour
1st Stage 3
2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
2nd Giro di Lombardia
2nd Milano–Torino
2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
4th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
5th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Milan–San Remo
8th Tour of Flanders
9th Overall Tour de France
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
10th Clásica de San Sebastián
10th Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta
2020
2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
8th Road race, UCI World Championships
10th Overall Vuelta a España
Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 7
10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
10th Pollença–Andratx
2021 (3)
1st GP Miguel Induráin
1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné
2nd Overall Giro di Sicilia
1st Stage 3
3rd La Flèche Wallonne
4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
5th Giro di Lombardia
5th Amstel Gold Race
7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
8th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
10th Milano–Torino
2022 (3)
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall O Gran Camiño
1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification
1st Stage 3
1st Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Strade Bianche
2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
3rd Tre Valli Varesine
4th Overall Route d'Occitanie
4th Giro dell'Emilia
5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
6th Giro di Lombardia
6th Trofeo Calvià
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
9th Circuito de Getxo
Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 3 11
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France DNF DNF 6 8 20 8 4 3 6 DNF 14 9 12 24
Jersey gold.svg / Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España DNF 3 4 2 5 1 2 3 3 7 12 5 2 10 DNF 13
Major stage race general classification results
Race200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Jersey yellow.svg Paris–Nice 2 2 3
Jersey yellowred.svg /MaillotAzul.PNG Tirreno–Adriatico 119 18
MaillotVolta.png Volta a Catalunya 34 33 80 1 DNF DNF 2 1 1 10 NH 4 DNF
Jersey yellow.svg Tour of the Basque Country 47 5 6 28 2 5 2 5 1 7
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Romandie 24 3 4 1 9
Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Critérium du Dauphiné 6 DNF 1 1 7 9 9 12 14
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Suisse DNF 9 NH

Classics results timeline

Monument200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Milan–San Remo 130 54 33 24 20 15 7
Tour of Flanders 8
Paris–Roubaix Did not contest during his career
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 33 1 2 1 19 3 DSQ 3 2 1 16 1 13 DNF 4 7
Giro di Lombardia 39 12 DNF 2 2 4 6 11 2 5 6
Classic200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Strade Bianche Race did not exist 13 3 3 10 4 47 2
E3 Harelbeke 63 NH
Dwars door Vlaanderen 36 11 31
Amstel Gold Race DNF 13 23 6 3 21 22 2 4 2 19 5 66 5
La Flèche Wallonne 40 1 2 21 7 8 46 7 1 1 1 1 2 11 3 2
Clásica de San Sebastián 157 61 8 3 1 17 26 2 1 3 3 10 NH DNF
Giro dell'Emilia 5 4
Tre Valli Varesine 15 DNF NH DNF 3
Milano–Torino 37Not held 6 3 2 10
Paris–Tours DNF 20 59

Major championships timeline

Event20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Gold medal olympic.svg Olympic Games Road raceNH 46 Not held 12 Not held 18 Not held 30 Not held 42 NH
Jersey rainbow.svg World Championships Road race 2 6 2 3 57 37 9 3 3 3 5 1 DNF 8
MaillotEspana.PNG National Championships Time trial 5134
Road race 282136214221
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DSQDisqualified
No.Voided result
NHNot held

Awards and honours

In 2018, Valverde was the recipient of the Vélo d'Or. [5] He had previously been runner-up to Paolo Bettini in 2006, and third in 2014.

Following his gold medal in the 2018 UCI World Road Race Championships, a section of the N-340 road in Murcia was renamed Avenida Alejandro Valverde (English: Alejandro Valverde Avenue). [6]

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