Teams & Riders He's coming home!!!! Alejandro Valverde comeback thread.

[Blanco]

He's going home after this season

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1352193571466719232

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1352193571466719232

One of the eternal champions

 

[Koronin]

Just sad the fans won't be able to say goodbye to him.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Just sad the fans won't be able to say goodbye to him.

They just have to go write on all the roads and set stuff up before hand, especially in Spanish races.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

By the time Vuelta comes around enough people should be vaccinated so there can be spectators allowed, don’t you think?

 

[Koronin]

They just have to go write on all the roads and set stuff up before hand, especially in Spanish races.

Just about everything he's racing is in Spain. It appears the Ardennes and Olympics are literally the only races he's racing outside of his home country.

By the time Vuelta comes around enough people should be vaccinated so there can be spectators allowed, don’t you think?

Hopefully, but what about the end of May when his home race has been rescheduled?

 

[tobydawq]

I thought you promised he wouldn't ride anything outside Spain at all.

 

[Koronin]

I thought you promised he wouldn't ride anything outside Spain at all.

I'm assuming you mean aside from the Olympics. I really didn't think he would. Although it sounds like several of his teammates want him to go to the Ardennes.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

I'm going spend this entire season trying to finalize my top 10 Valverde moments. #1 is easy but then there's so many to choose from.
I was still holding out hope for a final big win in Tokyo but what can you do? For me, that will always be COVID's biggest crime.

 

[Blanco]

I'm assuming you mean aside from the Olympics. I really didn't think he would. Although it sounds like several of his teammates want him to go to the Ardennes.

It also sounds he wants to go there too...

 

[Fernandez]

I still think he may get some wins these season. But he will need more help from his team.

 

[tobydawq]

I have to say I am a little shaken that Koronin has not reported that Valverde got his season debut today in Almería. Luckily he came through unscathed. Quite a stupid race to ride for a guy like him. The Spanish Scheldeprijs.

 

[Koronin]

I have to say I am a little shaken that Koronin has not reported that Valverde got his season debut today in Almería. Luckily he came through unscathed. Quite a stupid race to ride for a guy like him. The Spanish Scheldeprijs.

This is more or less why. Although somewhere in some thread I did say something about him starting his season at this race. I guess because everything else for this month in Spain has been postponed he decided to start this one. Otherwise I have no clue why he was in this race. Should have been basically what should be the flat/cobbled classics team. From what I've gathered it was just to get racing KMs.

 

[Koronin]

This is a picture Filippo Ganna posted on his instagram page.

This is the english of what he posted:

Thanks to lucabettini87 for the photo with alejandvalverde Gracias bala100

Ps. I was 5 years old and he was already on the podium at the world championships!

http://instagr.am/p/CLrYgPcBb_H/ View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLrYgPcBb_H/

 

[Koronin]

Today Alejandro was in Madrid to receive and award from the King. A sportsman award.

 

[Asero831]

he is in Italy now

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Italy? He's not on the Trofeo Laigueglia team. Is he expected to ride Strade Bianche and/or GP Larciano?

 

[Koronin]

Italy? He's not on the Trofeo Laigueglia team. Is he expected to ride Strade Bianche and/or GP Larciano?

It would have to be for Strade Bianche. He likes that race and hasn't raced it the couple of years. So may be why.

 

[tobydawq]

A bit strange how he always has to be so secretive with his races.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Strade Bianche would be good news. I hope he also rides a bunch of non-WT one day races (like Larciano), too. Might be possible this year since he doesn't have to waste time at the Tour.

 

[Fernandez]

A bit strange how he always has to be so secretive with his races.

I dont think he has a proper calendar. Probably they are making it day by day, acording to his feelings and Movistar needs.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's official; he's doing Strade.

 

[Koronin]

I dont think he has a proper calendar. Probably they are making it day by day, acording to his feelings and Movistar needs.

I think you're correct. His plan was to race the Spanish calendar, but that's gotten screwed up due to postponed and cancelled races. So likely at this point it's whatever he feels like racing.

 

[Blanco]

So, it's 2-1 for non-spanish races..

 

[Koronin]

So, it's 2-1 for non-spanish races..

Well most of the early Spanish calendar has been postponed or cancelled.

 

[tobydawq]

Well most of the early Spanish calendar has been postponed or cancelled.

Nevertheless, you spent the whole of last year lecturing us how he would never set foot outside Spanish soil ever again.