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Alejandro Valverde, third in the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain held today between Alcoy and Xorret Catí for a distance of 188.8 kilometers long, it has become a leader on this 64 th edition of the Tour of Spain thanks to the play of bonuses.
"Tomorrow we go home and dress of gold in Murcia means a lot to me and all the fans that I will be waiting.
I am so happy to have achieved this dream to cross my land with this shirt on.
I dedicate this jersey to all persons who are at my side and in particular my children, Ivan and Alejandro. "
"Today we decided to work less during the stage yesterday for not spending more than necessary.
My companions led the peloton just before starting to climb to Xorret Catí because there was much tension in the group because all the favorites wanted to be well placed at the foot of the port. "
"From there the whole team did a great job up.
Then I was alone with Basso and Evans behind the escapees.
I launched the sprint strongly despite having said yesterday that it was useless to be a leader too early.
Since I was there, had to sprint and get bonuses! "
Ivan Basso, Cadel Evans and Robert Gesink will definitely be the most formidable opponents but there is a lot of mountains and anything can happen even before you arrive to Madrid. "
Source: Agencias
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