Valverde switches gears and heads to Belgium ahead of Tour of Flanders debut

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has flown into Belgium after the Volta a Catalunya, ready to change gears and get into Classics mode ahead of his Tour of Flanders debut on Sunday.

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