A year more, a year less, what does it change for this Martian of Alejandro Valverde? The triple-champion of Spain in road cycling said he was ready to leave for another season to see the Tokyo Olympics, postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"If the Games finally take place in the summer of 2021, that everything is fine and that I remain in good condition, I will go, even if I am 41 years old and that everything will obviously be more complicated," said the runner. the Movistar team in a video posted on Twitter the day after the officialization of the postponement of the Olympic Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ale @alejanvalverde valora el aplazamiento de los JJOO # Tokyo2020 oficializado este martes y explica cómo afrontará los próximos meses. Our recuerda: "Tengo Contrato para 2021". #SeguimosConectados
🎥 Alejandro Valverde's thoughts on the postponement of the Olympic Games 👇 pic.twitter.com/wSUEoaQ4qZ
"If the coach calls me, I will go to the Games to do my best," continued the Spaniard, who has declared his intention to play the entire 2021 season. Originally scheduled for July 24 to August 9, 2020 , the Olympic Games were postponed Tuesday "at the latest" to the summer of 2021, a first in peacetime in the modern era.
The bike stopped at least until the end of April
Winner of the Tour of Spain and multiple stage races, quadruple winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the fourth of five cycling monuments, Valverde has never won an Olympic medal despite three participations in the Games (2004, 2008, 2012 ). The Murcian is currently confined to his home in Spain, one of the countries most bereaved by the coronavirus pandemic (3,434 dead according to the report released Wednesday). The cycling season is also at a standstill, the International Cycling Union having suspended competitions "at least until the end of April".
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