D1 Crash Takes Out a Tour Favorite The Tour de France lost another top rider as Alejandro Valverde of Spain , left , crashed on a broiling sunny day when riders traveled through three countries as part of a stage defined by spills .
Alejandro Valverde /people/person/nationality Spain
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Alejandro Valverde
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