El Bala Dominates Sprint Over Bettini and Cunego, Launches Four-Win Streak at La Decana — Can Pogacar Match It This Sunday?
20 Years Since Valverde’s First Liège Triumph: ‘El Bala’ Ended Spain’s Classics Curse Twenty years ago this week, Alejandro Valverde unleashed a sprint that changed Spanish cycling forever. On April 25, 2004, the Murcian rider known as ‘El Bala’ outsprinted Italian legends Paolo Bettini and Damiano Cunego to claim his first victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, launching … Read more