Valverde wants to return to the top in 2012

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) hoists the Tour of Romandie winner's trophy aloft

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) hoists the Tour of Romandie winner's trophy aloft (Image credit: AFP)

Alejandro Valverde is still coming to terms with the fact that he will not be in the peloton in 2011, but is aiming to get back to the top of the sport when his ban ends in 2012.