Ans, Belgium - Factfile of Alejandro Valverde, who won the 253km Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic on Sunday:
Full name: Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Date of birth: April 25, 1980
Place of birth: Las Lumbreras, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Height: 1.77m (5ft 10in)
Weight: 61kg (9st 6)
Nickname: El Bala (the bullet)
Teams: Kelme-Costa Blanca (2002-2004), Movistar (2005-)
Main victories:
Grand Tours - Tour of Spain (winner 2009, points classification winner 2012 & 2013, 8 stages from 2003-2014), Tour de France (4 stage wins, 1 in 2005, 2 in 2008, 1 in 2012)
Stage races - Criterium du Dauphine (2008, 2009), Tour of Catalonia (2009), Tour of Andalusia (2012, 2013, 2014), Tour of Burgos (2004, 2009)
One-day races - Liege-Bastogne-Liege (2006, 2008, 2015), Fleche Wallonne (2006, 2014, 2015), Clasica de San Sebastian (2008, 2014)
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