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Alejandro Valverde is ranked ninth in the prologue of the 64th edition of the Tour of Spain, which was held this afternoon at Assen in the Netherlands.
The Caisse d'Epargne rider, who has given 18 seconds to Swiss Fabian Cancellara finished in the same second as two of his main opponents for the final standings: the Italian Ivan Basso and Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov.
"The course was very demanding and specialist cigars," said Valverde after crossing the finish line.
"It is true that Fabian Cancellara, with his power and the way it has for the moment, it was absolutely unbeatable.
It was actually the favorite super nobody could beat him. "
"I am personally satisfied with the time made.
Out to stop and then hard and win until the last meter! "
"I finished the lap more or less where I thought, without wasting time in the face of my rivals and now the most important thing is to be be very focused on the next three stages that can be very dangerous both for the tour, with very narrow roads an impressive number of roundabouts, which by the wind if blowing sideways, cause fans.
The Tour will be won in Holland but could lose a lot of time, "he said Valverde.
Source: Agencias
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