The Spaniard outlasted the other favourites to win his first world title at 38 years old . Alejandro Valverde is the new men's world champion (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Alejandro Valverde has been crowned world champion after triumphing in a thrilling final to the elite men's road race in Innsbruck.
It’s the climbers’ time to shine – but who will wear the rainbow bands next season?Vincenzo Nibali at the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)As the World Championships in Innsbruck approach, the bookies are making their predictions about who will take home the rainbow bands.
Alejandro Valverde says he leaves the Vuelta a España happy after giving it his all but falling well short of the overall victoryAlejandro Valverde looks dejected after stage 20 of the 2018 Vuelta a España (Sunada)Alejandro Valverde says he leaves the Vuelta a España happy after giving it his all but falling well short of the overall victory
The Spaniard suffered a bad day on the final climb of stage 19, and now sits over a minute behind race leader Simon YatesAlejandro Valverde on stage 19 of the 2018 Vuelta a España (Sunada)The Spaniard suffered a bad day on the final climb of stage 19, and now sits over a minute behind race leader Simon Yates
The British Vuelta leader is becoming renowned for his aggressive riding - even when he's winning Simon Yates and Thibaut Pinot on stage 19 of the Vuelta a España (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) may be in the Vuelta a España race lead, but he promises more aggression as the race faces its final mountain stage in Andorra.
