Alejandro Valverde is one of the few Murcia who "has taken the name of Murcia as high as remote sites and to the world", said the Mayor at City Hall welcome after the end of the season and one day after receiving the Gold Medal Sporting Merit.
The rider of the ports, located in the elite of the sport for 12 years, has received the "most sincere and affectionate thanks" Mayor, that it has sent on behalf of all Murcia because "we are extremely proud of who presumes to their land by all the places you visit. "
In a simple ceremony held at the Plenary Hall, which was also attended by the Councillor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, Ballesta wished him the greatest success in the future, especially at the Olympics in Rio, where "each pedal stroke Murcia give next will be a stimulus and impulse giving, "and where he hopes to return with a medal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia