On stage 4 of the Spanish tour, the hope and great love of the Spaniards, Alejandro Valverde, took what was his, in textbook style!
On a short, steep finishing climb he is always the favorite, and this time only Peter Sagan gave him a fight. After the finish Alejandro even said he knew he had Peter on his wheel, but he was confident in his strength — and he did cross the line first.
Here, besides the sharp uphill sprint he has always had, what proved decisive was faultless, correct tactics. He had to open this sprint at the most favorable moment, and he did it with filigree precision.
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Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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