Cycling-Valverde completes stunning Ardennes campaign in Liege (Reuters)
(Adds details, quotes, changes dateline) By Julien Pretot ANS, Belgium, April 26 (Reuters) – Spain’s Alejandro Valverde wrapped up a remarkable Ardennes classics season when he won Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday, four days after triumphing on the Fleche Wallonne. The Movistar rider, who finished second in the Amstel Gold Race last Sunday, outsprinted a reduced group of top guns at the end of a hilly 253-kilometre ride. France’s Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step) took second with another Spaniard, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), finishing third.