Cyclist Valverde ready to leave doping ban in his wake
Spain's Alejandro Valverde says he is ready to take aim at some of the most prestigious podiums in cycling this season as he looks to put the disgrace of a two-year doping ban behind him.
Alejandro Valverde from Spain wins stage 5 of the 2012 Tour Down Under in Willunga on January 21. Valverde says he is ready to take aim at some of the most prestigious podiums in cycling this season as he looks to put the disgrace of a two-year doping ban behind him.
Former Tour of Spain champion Valverde marked his recent return to competition with an impressive victory ahead of Australian champion Simon Gerrans on the only hilltop finish of January's Tour Down Under.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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