After the week Alejandro Valverde has had, he has to be the Top Story. Full race coverage from Lige, rounding up Trentino and starting in Turkey with video, results and comments. We also preview Romandie and the Tour of Utah, plus Kristoff to stay with Katusha and video of young star Alaphilippe, all in a packed EuroTrash Monday.TOP STORY: Alejandro Valverde wins Again!Alejandro Valverde topped off a very successful birthday week (35 on the 25th of April) by first winning La Flche Wallonne and then Lige-Bastonge-Lige. As soon as he crossed the finish line you could hear the knives being sharpened; “he’s a doper!” “should be banned for life!” etc. Yes, those people have a valid point, but Valverde served his suspension and, under the rules as they are at the moment, is free to race. And race he does. His record stands for its self and is far too long to list here, but he has to be the most consistent rider of the last 10 years, from early spring to the World championships. Maybe you are suspicious, well look at all the big dopers of the recent past; they were not consistent. One big race a year, maybe two parts of the season, but they couldn’t will all through the season, they had peaks.I’m no fan of Valverde, they way he has achieved some of his victories in the past have been due to his defensive riding style, he would leave the chase to others or use people...
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