Alejandro Valverde

The provided news articles do not contain any information about Alejandro Valverde. Therefore, it's impossible to provide a summary of his current newsworthiness, recent events related to him, or his current relevance based on this information. The articles focus on two other cyclists: Paul Seixas, a 19-year-old French cyclist who recently won a stage in the Vuelta al País Vasco, and Nairo Quintana, a 36-year-old cyclist who has announced his retirement at the end of the current season. Without articles mentioning Valverde, I cannot provide the requested summary about him.