Alejandro Valverde breaks his collarbone after falling in training

MADRID, 31 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Former professional cyclist Alejandro Valverde suffered an accident in training last weekend around Murcia, preparing for gravel events with the Movistar Team, and fractured his collarbone, which would force him to undergo surgery, according to several Murcia media. .

Valverde, according to this information, will undergo surgery the following week, the first week of 2024, at the Mesa del Castillo Hospital to close the fracture suffered in the clavicle.

At 42 years old and retired professionally since the end of 2022, 'Bala' was still active with the Movistar gravel and mountain bike team, although he must take a break after this accident and be admitted to the hospital in La Vega, according to the newspaper 'La Verdad'.