Valverde satisfied

Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde (Image credit: Unipublic)

As he told Cyclingnews yesterday, Alejandro Valverde was ready to put up a fight on La Covatilla. The Spanish Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears leader arrived in the same time as Carlos Sastre, who will be his main rival in the general classification. Valverde couldn't win today, but he was also very satisfied with his stage.

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