List of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde

This is a list of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde, a Spanish professional racing cyclist for UCI WorldTeam, Movistar Team. Valverde is noted as a prolific winner of one-day races and stage races.

Valverde at the 2015 Vuelta a España

Valverde is a four-time National Champion (three road titles, one time trial title) and is also a Grand Tour victor, winning the 2009 Vuelta a España. Valverde also holds a number records, notably the record for number of victories at La Flèche Wallonne, with five and the number of overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía with five. As of 13 August 2020, he has 127 victories as a professional rider.[1]

Major results
1997
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1998
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2001
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Road race, Mediterranean Games
2002
7th Circuito de Getxo
8th Clásica de Almería
9th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
2003
1st Klasika Primavera
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón
2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Combination classification
1st Stages 9 & 15
Held after Stage 20
3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stages 4a & 5
3rd Trofeo Mallorca
3rd Trofeo Luis Puig
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
5th Trofeo Calvia
8th Trofeo Cala Bona-Cala Rajada
8th Trofeo Manacor-Porto Cristo
2004
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Trofeo Cala Millor
1st Klasika Primavera
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
4th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 3
4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
4th Trofeo Calvia
6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
10th GP Miguel Induráin
2005
1st Trofeo Manacor
1st Trofeo Soller
1st Stage 10 Tour de France
Tour of the Basque Country
1st Stages 3 & 4
2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 7
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Trofeo Calvia
10th Trofeo Alcudia
10th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
2006
1st UCI ProTour
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 7
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 4
4th Trofeo Sóller
7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 2
7th Clásica de Almería
8th Clásica de San Sebastián
2007
1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Klasika Primavera
2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
3rd Overall Critérium International
1st Points classification
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd GP Miguel Induráin
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
6th Overall Tour de France
6th Amstel Gold Race
8th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
2008
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
1st UCI ProTour
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Clásica de San Sebastián
1st Paris–Camembert
2nd Klasika Primavera
3rd Trofeo Calvia
3rd Amstel Gold Race
5th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Critérium International
9th Overall Tour de France
1st Stages 1 & 6
2009
1st Overall Vuelta a España
1st Combination classification
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 3
1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Klasika Primavera
2nd UCI World Ranking
2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
7th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Combination classification
1st Stages 3 & 5
Voided results from 1 January 2010 to 31 May 2010.[2]
2010
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 5
1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
8th La Flèche Wallonne
2012
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Points classification
1st Combination classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 8
2nd Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 5
2nd Klasika Primavera
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 3
5th UCI World Tour
9th Overall Tour de Suisse
2013
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
1st Prologue & Stage 3
1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2nd Giro di Lombardia
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd UCI World Tour
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Points classification
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3rd Vuelta a Murcia
4th GP Miguel Induráin
6th Milano–Torino
7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
7th La Flèche Wallonne
8th Overall Tour de France
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
2014
1st UCI World Tour
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
1st Combination classification
1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2
1st Vuelta a Murcia
1st Roma Maxima
1st GP Miguel Induráin
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Clásica de San Sebastián
2nd Overall Route du Sud
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd Giro di Lombardia
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
Held after Stages 2, 6–8
Held after Stage 15
Held after Stages 6–17
3rd Strade Bianche
4th Overall Tour de France
4th Amstel Gold Race
5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
2015
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st UCI World Tour
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 2, 5 & 7
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer
3rd Overall Tour de France
3rd Overall Tour of Oman
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
3rd Strade Bianche
4th Overall Dubai Tour
4th Giro di Lombardia
5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
5th GP Miguel Induráin
6th Vuelta a La Rioja
7th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
7th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
2016
1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Combination classification
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 5
1st La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Vuelta a Murcia
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 16
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
4th UCI World Tour
4th Klasika Primavera
5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
6th Overall Tour de France
6th Il Lombardia
8th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
10th Strade Bianche
Vuelta a España
Held after Stage 8
Held after Stages 10–19
2017
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 3, 5 & 7
1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Vuelta a Murcia
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
7th UCI World Tour
9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2018
1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Overall Route d'Occitanie
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
1st Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
1st Stage 5
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st GP Miguel Induráin
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
4th Time trial
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
2nd Klasika Primavera
2nd Vuelta a Murcia
3rd UCI World Tour
3rd Milano–Torino
3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
4th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
4th Strade Bianche
5th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 8
Held after Stages 5 & 7–18
5th Amstel Gold Race
Combativity award Stage 11 Tour de France
2019
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Route d'Occitanie
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 7
2nd Overall UAE Tour
1st Stage 3
2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
2nd Giro di Lombardia
2nd Milano–Torino
2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
4th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
5th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Milan–San Remo
8th Tour of Flanders
9th Overall Tour de France
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
10th Clásica de San Sebastián
10th Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta
2020
2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
10th Pollença–Andratx

General classification results timeline
Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 — — —
Tour de France — — — DNF DNF 6 9 — — — 20 8 4 3 6 DNF 14 9
Vuelta a España DNF 3 4 — 2 — 5 1 — — 2 3 3 7 12 — 5 2
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Paris–Nice — — — 2 — — — — 2 — 3 — — — — — — —
Tirreno–Adriatico 119 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 — — —
Volta a Catalunya 34 — 33 80 — — — 1 — — DNF DNF — 2 — 1 1 10
Tour of the Basque Country 47 5 6 28 2 5 — — 2 — — — 5 — — 1 — —
Tour de Romandie 24 — — — 3 — — 4 1 — — 9 — — — — — —
Critérium du Dauphiné — — — — 6 DNF 1 1 — — — 7 — 9 — 9 — —
Tour de Suisse — — — DNF — — — — — — 9 — — — — — — —

Classics results timeline
Monument 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Milan–San Remo 130 54 — 33 24 — — — — — — — — 20 15 — — 7
Tour of Flanders — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8
Paris–Roubaix Did not contest during career
Liège–Bastogne–Liège — — — 34 1 2 1 19 3 — DSQ 3 2 1 15 1 13 DNF
Giro di Lombardia — 39 — 12 DNF — — — — — — 2 2 4 6 — 11 2
Classic 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Strade Bianche Race did not exist — — — — — 13 3 3 10 — 4 —
E3 Harelbeke — — — — — — — — — — — — 63 — — — — —
Dwars door Vlaanderen — — — — — — — — — — — — 36 — — — 11 31
Amstel Gold Race DNF — — 13 23 6 3 21 — — 22 2 4 2 — 19 5 66
La Flèche Wallonne — — — 40 1 2 21 7 8 — 46 7 1 1 1 1 2 11
Clásica de San Sebastián 157 — 61 8 8 3 1 17 — — 26 2 1 3 3 — — 10
Paris–Tours — — — 20 — 59 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Major championships timeline
Event 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Olympic Games Road race NH 46 Not Held 12 Not Held 18 Not Held 30 Not Held
World Championships Road race 2 6 2 3 57 37 9 — — 3 3 3 5 — — 1 DNF
National Championships Time trial — — — — — — — — — — 5 1 — 3 — 4 —
Road race — 2 — — 2 1 3 — — — 6 2 1 4 2 2 1
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DNS Did not start

References
  1. "Las 122 victorias de Alejandro Valverde - Ciclo21". Ciclo21 (in Spanish). 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100605053630/http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-4242-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/
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