
Alejandro Valverde is back, if, that is, he ever was really away.
The Movistar rider, who retired at the end of 2022, will form part of the new Movistar Gravel Squad and will start racing again in late April in Almeria, Spain.
Movistar announced the new team on Tuesday, with Valverde as the leader. The Movistar Gravel Squad will also include road pro Ivan García Cortina, as well as Britain’s Hayley Simmonds, and Spain’s Ana Dillana, who have both raced with Movistar ‘e-racing’ team .