Valverde does the double

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) (Image credit: AFP)

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) has followed up his victory in La Flèche Wallonne by taking out the 92nd Liège-Bastogne-Liège in an 11 rider sprint. That group was all that remained after a very attacking race, and it formed over the top of the Côte de Saint-Nicolas with 6 km to go. Paolo Bettini rode well but could only finish second behind Valverde, with Damiano Cunego achieving his best placing in LBL with a third.

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