Despite having said at the end of last year that he would retire, Alejandro Valverde confirmed this Wednesday (05), on social networks and the official website, that he will be present in Movistar’s gravel team, returning to matches.
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The cyclist’s first challenges will be in Spain with the competitions âLa Indomableâ, in the south of Andalusia, on April 23 and the âTraka in Gironaâ, a week later, on April 29. As a tribute to the new stage of Movistar, the Spanish brand Gobik produced a new shirt with the motto that honors the âadventurous and non-conformist spirit of gravelâ.
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Cycling competitions, since last year, have grown positively, with the first Gravel World Championship in which strong and important athletes for the sport participated, such as Mathieu Van Der Poel, Magnus Cort, Peter Sagan and Gianni Vermeersch.
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