Valverde hospitalised after hit-and-run incident, driver later arrested

Alejandro Valverde in hospital after hit-and-run incident
Alejandro Valverde in hospital after hit-and-run incident (Image credit: Alejandro Valverde / Instagram)

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) was hit by the driver of a car while on a training ride on Saturday morning in Alcantarilla, southeast Spain. 

Valverde was transferred to the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital for 24-hour monitoring and Movistar said in a medical update that he sustained no broken bones.

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