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

[Netserk]

And why would he care what people write about Froome, a rider who actually doesn't perform anymore?

Because his complaint apparently is about double standards. That Valverde is a great victim here.

 

[Asero831]

Will he be riding the Tour?

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Will he be riding the Tour?

Sadly not… He will prepare for Vuelta now, to ride into the sunset and say goodbye to us on September 11, 2022, in Madrid… What an emotional moment this will be…

 

[yaco]

Is riding the Ventoux Challenge and Rut Du Sid chasing points to save Movistar from relegation.

 

[Asero831]

Mas is injured so Valverde might be a good back-up plan.
here is a reason why he is riding Du Sid. This is to test his legs

 

[yaco]

Mas is injured so Valverde might be a good back-up plan.
here is a reason why he is riding Du Sid. This is to test his legs

Valverde is riding because of the UCI points situation.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Sad situation Movistar are in if they have to rely on an old man to get points for them.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Sadly not… He will prepare for Vuelta now, to ride into the sunset and say goodbye to us on September 11, 2022, in Madrid… What an emotional moment this will be…

He plans to ride Il Lombardia so an extra month before the goodbye.

 

[Blanco]

He plans to ride Il Lombardia so an extra month before the goodbye.

And not only to ride, but to win it. He wants to go with a bang, like legendary Vino did...
But first thing first.., he gifted the Mont Ventoux win to Sylwester Szmyd 13 years ago, now the time has come to capture the Giant of Provence!

 

[Kaptain Kool]

And not only to ride, but to win it. He wants to go with a bang, like legendary Vino did...
But first thing first.., he gifted the Mont Ventoux win to Sylwester Szmyd 13 years ago, now the time has come to capture the Giant of Provence!

Slightly off topic, but that was the first race I watched with David Duffield commentary. After Szmyd fell back in the finale and then Valverde waited, Duffield kept shouting about how Szmyd duped Valverde into stopping. It made no sense at all but Duffield still talked about the trickery the next day even after Szmyd gave a detailed interview about how he got nervous/felt ill. I knew Duffield was old so thought maybe he was developing dementia. But since then I've seen enough early 90's broadcasts to realize he was always an idiot. No offense intended.

 

[roundabout]

Slightly off topic, but that was the first race I watched with David Duffield commentary. After Szmyd fell back in the finale and then Valverde waited, Duffield kept shouting about how Szmyd duped Valverde into stopping. It made no sense at all but Duffield still talked about the trickery the next day even after Szmyd gave a detailed interview about how he got nervous/felt ill. I knew Duffield was old so thought maybe he was developing dementia. But since then I've seen enough early 90's broadcasts to realize he was always an idiot. No offense intended.

Duffield was not without his flaws, but I think he had retired by then.

The video on youtube of the Eurosport coverage from that stage has Carlton being his usual idiot self.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Duffield was not without his flaws, but I think he had retired by then.

The video on youtube of the Eurosport coverage from that stage has Carlton being his usual idiot self.

It's the 2 of them together!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuFF-cyItfg

 

[roundabout]

Right, I actually forgot what Duffield sounded like.

I still maintain that he was far better than Kirby could ever hope to be.

But that's enough OT for today.

 

[joe_papp]

And not only to ride, but to win it. He wants to go with a bang, like legendary Vino did...[emphasis mine]
But first thing first.., he gifted the Mont Ventoux win to Sylwester Szmyd 13 years ago, now the time has come to capture the Giant of Provence!

One can only hope/pray that Valverde closes his career with a win as magnificent as Vino's. Truly one of the great one-day moments of the post-Kelly era [the finale, I mean, not the overall race itself].

 

[Asero831]

Training Accident, hit and run incident.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Bala was hit by a car today with two teammates. Fortunately he seems okay. Wish him all the best old man!!!

 

[ice&fire]

Bala will stay 24h in hospital for observation.
According to those riding with him it wasn't an accident but intentional. They took note of the car plate number and the driver has been arrested.

Un coche atropella a Alejandro Valverde y se da a la fuga

Alejandro Valverde y dos compañeros ciclistas han sido atropellados este sábado a mediodía cuando entrenaban en Murcia. El murciano circulaba por la RM-560, carretera que va de Alc

www.marca.com

 

[ice&fire]

Intentional as "I am gonna hit that cyclist" or intentional as "I am gonna smash that Valverde"? :O Scary as *** nevertheless :O

Intentional as "I drive fast past them without keeping a safe distance, and after hearing their complains, stop and put the reverse gear to hit whoever comes".

 

[noob]

Intentional as "I drive fast past them without keeping a safe distance, and after hearing their complains, stop and put the reverse gear to hit whoever comes".

Thanks. I managed to read that article as well eventually and deleted my post. Sorry for the confusion.

Absolutely horrible story

 

[KZD]

I would have love to see if that 69 year old c*** had the courage to do that without his metalbox to protect him

 

[Fuente De]

Sadly we cyclists are always the weakest in the road traffic. My best goes out to Valv, and hope the driver gets a proper punishment, disgusting & horrible action by him

 

[lenric]

hope everything is ok with Valverde, just some minor bruises and some soreness maybe

 

[jmdirt]

The CN headline says that he was hit by the driver of a car which is different than being hit by a car. I don't pay so I can't read any further...

Velo News reported that the car passed them and then reversed into them...F er!

 

[Koronin]

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[CyclistAbi]

Out of all the cyclist in the world someone decides to intentionally hit Valverde and run. Crazy. I have noticed lately that most people are very tense when they drive. In my opinion there should be a rule. Don't be tense and drive.

Get well soon!