Alejandro Valverde

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The Giro d'Italia's final standings will be decided in two short Alpine stages where Chaves, Valverde, and Nibali all promise to attack.

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Alejandro Valverde collects his first Giro stage win, but the real surprise comes from Steven Kruijswijk who consolidates overall lead.

The Giro's 15th stage serves up a reversal of fortunes for Alejandro Valverde and Vincenzo Nibali

Movistar struggles through the Giro's decisive stage 14

Despite a convoluted situation in the Giro's stage 13 finale, Amador insists that the Movistar camp is harmonious with Valverde as leader.

With two riders in the top three, Movistar has a strong hand to play at the Giro between Valverde's experience and Amador's top form.

The 38-year-old Spaniard is vying to become the oldest winner of the Giro d'Italia — in his corsa rosa debut.

The 36-year-old Spaniard makes his Giro d'Italia debut Friday, and he's feeling good about riding onto the podium in Torino.

The year's first grand tour kicks off May 6, and three riders stand above the rest of the field as favorites to win the overall.

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Italian authorities played a crucial role in Alejandro Valverde's two-year racing ban, but the Spaniard insists he's over the past.

Alejandro Valverde was a favorite to win a record fourth Liège-Bastogne-Liège title Sunday, but a mix of several factors did him in.

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A few riders could upset favorite Alejandro Valverde in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but the weather could really throw a wrench into the mix.

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Alejandro Valverde breaks a four-way tie for most wins in men's Fleche Wallonne, but the race has changed a lot over the years.

Alejandro Valverde defends his title and now holds the record for wins in La Flèche Wallonne, out-sprinting Julian Alaphilippe.

Wednesday's Flèche Wallonne ends on the famed Mur de Huy, and the puncheurs of the peloton will be there fighting for a win.

Alejandro Valverde has six wins in the Ardennes classics, but this week he's focused on staying safe and fit for his Giro d'Italia debut.

The Spaniard has never won the opening Ardennes classic, and this year he's racing at Vuelta a Castilla y León to prep for his Giro debut.

The Spaniard will do some altitude training instead of racing on the cobbles as he prepares for the Giro d'Italia.

The Ruta del Sol slips through Tejay van Garderen's fingers as Alejandro Valverde sticks a long-range attack in the queen stage

The 35-year-old has some new race targets this season — the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Flanders — and wants an Olympic medal.

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The Colombian rider has twice finished second to two-time champion Chris Froome, but he hopes things will be different in 2016.

Movistar manager Eusebio Unzué tells a Spanish news outlet that Alejandro Valverde has "insinuated" he could race the 2016 Vuelta.

Alejandro Valverde was a podium threat at nearly every race he started in 2015, from the spring classics to worlds in September.

Andrey Amador registered the best grand tour finish of any Central-American rider in 2015, but next year he will work for Alejandro Valverde.

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The Spanish squad will send Alejandro Valverde to the Giro d'Italia, the first time he's raced the Italian grand tour.

With a pair of stars at the helm and a very impressive supporting cast, Movistar is sticking to its proven recipe for success.

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Alejandro Valverde won another WorldTour points championship title on Sunday, but did anyone really care?

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash look ahead to the year's final monument classic, Il Lombardia, which takes place Sunday in Italy.

The elite men’s road race will be a wide-open affair; with three short, steep climbs in the closing 5km and a chance of showers, almost anything can happen

Alejandro Valverde has an impressive worlds medal count, but the 2015 race circuit may not favor his strengths.

The cycling world will turn its attention to Richmond, Virginia starting this weekend at the UCI Road World Championships.

Vincenzo Nibali and Mark Cavendish are two of several top riders who will compete at the inaugural four-day race.

Alejandro Valverde has had a long, consistently successful season, but can he cap it off with a rainbow jersey in Richmond?

Valverde has won six medals in the worlds road race but is still searching for a victory.

Fabio Aru won a Spanish grand tour that was filled with crashes, abandonments, and an ejection.

Four upcoming stages at the Vuelta a Espana will most likely decide who wins the overall title. Andrew Hood previews the action.

With Contador, Valverde, and Rodríguez near the end of their careers, Mikel Landa could be the next Spanish rider to carry the torch.

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Stages 8 and 9 at the Vuelta saw a reshuffling of the GC standings, with crashes and a steep finale leaving their mark.

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Alejandro Valverde's emphatic stage 4 win shows that he's on great form, but will he ride for his teammate, Nairo Quintana?

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde wins ninth-career Vuelta stage on steep finishing climb, biding his time to out-sprint Sagan at the end.

Quintana erased any doubts, and confirmed his Vuelta intentions with an attack in the opening stage that he's in Spain to win.

The Briton is aiming to become just the third rider in history to win both the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana in the same year.

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The pair is part of an elite field of GC riders heading to the Spanish grand tour that begins August 22.

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Fresh off his third-place finish in France, Alejandro Valverde returns to Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian as one of the favorites.

Chris Froome was the big winner after taking the yellow and polka-dot jerseys, while several riders came up short of goals

Amid questions about the legitimacy of his performance, Chris Froome pedaled through it all to win his second Tour de France title

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Nairo Quintana, Tejay van Garderen, and Alejandro Valverde all feel that the doping suspicions surrounding Froome are out of hand.

An variety of nicknames — some humorous — are spread throughout the colorful Tour de France peloton

The race leader had a rough ride into Gap in 2013, and he's hoping that history doesn't repeat itself this year

Can top GC riders from Spain collaborate for mutual gain at the expense of Froome's GC lead? It will play out in the mountains.

The Tour de France enters the mountains this week, so Andrew Hood breaks down the race favorites before the road turns upward

A handful of riders have the potential to take charge on the roads of France and win the yellow jersey

The Spanish squad announces what it calls a "balanced" roster for the French grand tour

Valverde's victory is the sixth time the team of Movistar manager Eusebio Unzué has won the Spanish national title

The "Fab Four" could have plenty of company as they contend for the yellow jersey in France next month, writes Andrew Hood

Tejay Van Garderen lost the Dauphiné's yellow jersey on Friday to a bold, early-stage attack by Vincenzo Nibali, but vows to keep fighting

The Astana rider finishes second in stage 6, enough to put him into the yellow jersey as Rui Costa wins in final kilometer

The squad finishes the 24.5km stage four seconds ahead of second-place Astana