Alejandro Valverde is set to retire from professional cycling in the coming weeks, a decision in the making for years, but one that the Spanish veteran has taken, which will see him finally step down from a controversial but wildly successful career.
Valverde has taken countless successes throughout his career including a win at the Vuelta a Espana, at the World Championships, aswell as a total of four Liége-Bastogne-Liège wins - and seven podiums combined throughout the monuments. His career will come to a close after
Il Lombardia this coming October, the 42-year old revealed.
