Valverde: I don’t know if I’m up for fighting to win the Vuelta a España

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Alejandro Valverde’s chances of a sixth GC podium finish in the Vuelta a España at the age 39 have increased considerably after the Movistar racer launched a ferocious attack on the stage 15 Alto de Acebo summit finish.

When the reigning World Champion lunged out of the favourites group six kilometres from the summit, only race leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) could follow the Spaniard.

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.