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On the other hand, he won in 2006, which I would consider a sort of golden age of uphill sprinting, with the likes of Bettini, Rebellin and Di Luca around. Valverde's career has also overlapped with Gilbert's, who could be considered an all time great in his own right.
And with certain Purito Rodriguez...
 
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It's a close battle but Valverde's performance on Mas de la Costa against Roglic in 2019 makes a good argument that peak Valverde was superior.
And even that, I dont think you can say 2019 was a peak Valverde. What year you can consider Valverdes peak? Maybe 2008 or 2017. The guy has been dominant for a decade and a half.
 

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