Valverde heads home in Vuelta's gold

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) accepts the gold jersey

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) accepts the gold jersey (Image credit: Sirotti)

Alejandro Valverde will wear the Vuelta a España's gold jersey today in stage 10, from Alicante to his hometown of Murcia, Spain. He's had the jersey nine times in his career, but it's the first time he will ride with it into Murcia.