Defending champion Alejandro Valverde goes into this year’s Clasica San Sebastian the favourite to join the likes of Francesco Casagrande and Laurent Jalabert as duel winners of this Basque Country favourite. A tough event that kicks life back into the racing calendar following the Tour de France, this 237km classic in the north of Spain is an event cherished by the locals and sought after by the outsiders. While most of his contemporaries were riding the Tour de France, Valverde was forced to steer …

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Clasica San Sebastian: cure for the post-Tour hangover