List of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde



This is a list of career achievements by Alejandro Valverde, a Spanish professional racing cyclist who raced professionally between 2002 and 2022. Valverde is noted as a prolific winner of one-day races and stage races.

Valverde is a four-time National Champion (three road titles, one time trial title) and is also a Grand Tour victor, winning the 2009 Vuelta a España. He won a record seven medals in the men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships, winning the rainbow jersey in 2018.

Valverde also holds a number of records, notably the record for number of victories at La Flèche Wallonne, with five and the number of overall victories at the Vuelta a Andalucía with five. He achieved 133 victories as a professional rider, including 17 Grand Tour stage wins.

Gravel

 * 2023
 * UCI World Series
 * 1st Berja
 * 1st Hutchinson Ranxo
 * 4th UCI World Championships


 * 2024
 * UCI World Series
 * 1st Berja

Road
Source:


 * 1997
 * 2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships


 * 1998
 * 2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships


 * 2001
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, Mediterranean Games


 * 2002
 * 7th Circuito de Getxo
 * 8th Clásica de Almería
 * 9th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas


 * 2003 (8 pro wins)
 * 1st Klasika Primavera
 * 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
 * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Combination classification
 * 1st Stages 9 & 15
 * Held Jersey orangedots.svg after Stage 20
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
 * 1st Stages 4a & 5
 * 3rd Trofeo Mallorca
 * 3rd Trofeo Luis Puig
 * 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 5th Trofeo Calvia
 * 8th Trofeo Cala Bona-Cala Rajada
 * 8th Trofeo Manacor-Porto Cristo


 * 2004 (15)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Trofeo Cala Millor
 * 1st Klasika Primavera
 * 2nd Road race, National Championships
 * 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 3, 4 & 5
 * 4th Trofeo Calvia
 * 6th Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 10th GP Miguel Induráin


 * 2005 (6)
 * 1st Trofeo Manacor
 * 1st Trofeo Soller
 * 1st Stage 10 Tour de France
 * Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Stages 3 & 4
 * 2nd Silver medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
 * 4th Trofeo Calvia
 * 10th Trofeo Alcudia
 * 10th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama


 * 2006 (6)
 * 1st UCI ProTour
 * 1st La Flèche Wallonne
 * 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 4th Trofeo Sóller
 * 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 7th Clásica de Almería
 * 8th Clásica de San Sebastián


 * 2007 (5)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 2nd Road race, National Championships
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
 * 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 2nd Klasika Primavera
 * 2nd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
 * 3rd Overall Critérium International
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 3rd GP Miguel Induráin
 * 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 6th Overall Tour de France
 * 6th Amstel Gold Race
 * 8th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
 * 1st Stage 3 (ITT)


 * 2008 (12)
 * 1st UCI ProTour
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Road race, National Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3 (ITT)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
 * 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 1st Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 1st Paris–Camembert
 * 2nd Klasika Primavera
 * 3rd Trofeo Calvia
 * 3rd Amstel Gold Race
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 7th Overall Critérium International
 * 8th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Stages 1 & 6
 * Held Jersey yellow.svg after Stages 1–2
 * Held Jersey green.svg after Stage 1


 * 2009 (8)
 * 1st Jersey gold.svg Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
 * 1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Jersey violet.svg Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 1st Klasika Primavera
 * 2nd UCI World Ranking
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
 * 3rd Road race, National Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 7th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 9th Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
 * 1st Stages 3 & 5


 * 2010
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour Méditerranéen
 * 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
 * 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 2
 * 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
 * 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 8th La Flèche Wallonne


 * 2012 (7)
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Stage 17 Tour de France
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3 & 8
 * 2nd Overall Tour Down Under
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 2nd Klasika Primavera
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Paris–Nice
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 5th UCI World Tour
 * 9th Overall Tour de Suisse


 * 2013 (4)
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 3
 * 1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 2nd Giro di Lombardia
 * 2nd Amstel Gold Race
 * 2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 3rd UCI World Tour
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 3rd Vuelta a Murcia
 * 4th GP Miguel Induráin
 * 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 6th Milano–Torino
 * 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
 * 7th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 8th Overall Tour de France
 * 9th Overall Tour de Romandie


 * 2014 (11)
 * 1st UCI World Tour
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Combination classification
 * 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2
 * 1st Vuelta a Murcia
 * 1st Roma Maxima
 * 1st GP Miguel Induráin
 * 1st La Flèche Wallonne
 * 1st Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 2nd Overall Route du Sud
 * 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 2nd Giro di Lombardia
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 6
 * Held Jersey red.svg after Stages 2, 6–8
 * Held Jersey blue dotted.png after Stage 15
 * Held Jersey white.svg after Stages 6–17
 * 3rd Strade Bianche
 * 4th Overall Tour de France
 * 4th Amstel Gold Race
 * 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country


 * 2015 (8)
 * 1st UCI World Tour
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Road race, National Championships
 * 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 1st La Flèche Wallonne
 * 1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stages 2, 5 & 7
 * 2nd Amstel Gold Race
 * 2nd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer
 * 3rd Overall Tour de France
 * 3rd Overall Tour of Oman
 * 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 3rd Strade Bianche
 * 4th Overall Dubai Tour
 * 4th Giro di Lombardia
 * 5th Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 5th GP Miguel Induráin
 * 6th Vuelta a La Rioja
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 7th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
 * 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné


 * 2016 (7)
 * 1st Jersey multicolor.svg Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Combination classification
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st La Flèche Wallonne
 * 2nd Vuelta a Murcia
 * National Championships
 * 3rd Time trial
 * 4th Road race
 * 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 16
 * 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 4th UCI World Tour
 * 4th Klasika Primavera
 * 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 6th Overall Tour de France
 * 6th Giro di Lombardia
 * 8th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
 * 10th Strade Bianche
 * Vuelta a España
 * Held Jersey white.svg after Stage 8
 * Held Jersey green.svg after Stages 10–19


 * 2017 (11)
 * 1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stages 3, 5 & 7
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 1st La Flèche Wallonne
 * 1st Vuelta a Murcia
 * 2nd Road race, National Championships
 * 2nd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
 * 7th UCI World Tour
 * 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
 * 9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana


 * 2018 (14)
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Jersey red lines volta.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Route d'Occitanie
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 1st GP Miguel Induráin
 * National Championships
 * 2nd Road race
 * 4th Time trial
 * 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 2nd Klasika Primavera
 * 2nd Vuelta a Murcia
 * 3rd UCI World Tour
 * 3rd Milano–Torino
 * 3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 4th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
 * 4th Strade Bianche
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 8
 * Held Jersey white.svg after Stages 5 & 7–18
 * 5th Amstel Gold Race
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 11 Tour de France


 * 2019 (5)
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Road race, National Championships
 * 1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Route d'Occitanie
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 2nd Overall UAE Tour
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 2nd Giro di Lombardia
 * 2nd Milano–Torino
 * 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
 * 3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 4th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
 * 5th Giro dell'Emilia
 * 7th Milan–San Remo
 * 8th Tour of Flanders
 * 9th Overall Tour de France
 * 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 10th Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta


 * 2020
 * 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 8th Road race, UCI World Championships
 * 10th Overall Vuelta a España
 * Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 7
 * 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 10th Pollença–Andratx


 * 2021 (3)
 * 1st GP Miguel Induráin
 * 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné
 * 2nd Overall Giro di Sicilia
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 5th Giro di Lombardia
 * 5th Amstel Gold Race
 * 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 8th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
 * 9th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
 * 10th Milano–Torino


 * 2022 (3)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall O Gran Camiño
 * 1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx
 * 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 2nd Strade Bianche
 * 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
 * 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 3rd Tre Valli Varesine
 * 4th Overall Route d'Occitanie
 * 4th Giro dell'Emilia
 * 5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 6th Giro di Lombardia
 * 6th Trofeo Calvià
 * 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 9th Circuito de Getxo
 * Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España

Awards and honours
In 2018, Valverde was the recipient of the Vélo d'Or. He had previously been runner-up to Paolo Bettini in 2006, and third in 2014.

Following his gold medal in the 2018 UCI World Road Race Championships, a section of the N-340 road in Murcia was renamed Avenida Alejandro Valverde (Alejandro Valverde Avenue).