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Alejandro Valverde (screenshot YouTube/Movistar)Alejandro Valverde in hospital after hit-and-run incident during training
Veteran rider Alejandro Valverde has been taken to hospital after a hit-and-run motorist drove into him as he trained with teammates at home in Spain, his Movistar team has confirmed.
The incident happened in Alcantarilla near Murcia and, despite fortunately suffering no fractures or serious injuries, Valverde will remain under observation for 24 hours. His training partners were uninjured.
Full details of the incident remain unclear but according to VeloNews, a witness said a driver close passed the group at speed, with one of the trio remonstrating with them for putting them in danger. The driver then allegedly reversed into the group, damaging Valverde's bike in the process.
Spanish cycling website Ciclismo a fondo has since reported the 69-year-old man involved in the incident later went to La Alberca police station where he was arrested and made available to national police.
Movistar confirmed the news on Twitter: "We confirm that @alejanvalverde has no fractures or serious injuries after suffering an incident this Saturday when he was riding with a teammate in Alcantarilla. Bala will remain under observation for 24 hours and will later be discharged. Your partner is also OK."
Valverde later took to Instagram, saying: "I want to thank you all for the support and affection I received today. Luckily everything has been in a scare and I'm fine."
The 42-year-old is preparing for the final Grand Tour of his career, the Vuelta a España, where he will be hoping to add to his 12 stage wins at the race.
Valverde finished the Giro d'Italia 11th on GC, but was unable to add to his two wins in 2022.
Dan is the road.cc news editor and has spent the past four years writing stories and features, as well as (hopefully) keeping you entertained on the live blog. Having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for the Non-League Paper, Dan joined road.cc in 2020. Come the weekend you'll find him labouring up a hill, probably with a mouth full of jelly babies, or making a bonk-induced trip to a south of England petrol station... in search of more jelly babies.
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I'm reading in Spanish press that it was deliberate.
Article they quote from above states the same thing. Close passed, they remonstrated, driver reversed into them and then drove off. Sounds like a Brit abroad.....
a brit in Spain, how unusual 😁
I've been riding around that area for the past 20 years and seen Valverde out on the road numerous times. Now and then i see poor driving but never road rage.