Alejandro Valverde finally won the UCI World Championships this year after finishing in the top 3 in six previous editions of the World Championship road race. He added the Gold Medal, on a hilly course in Innsbruck Austria, to go with his four bronze and two silver medals.
Even though Valverde has been implicated in past blood doping scandals, he has never failed a doping test. This has lead to him being a polarizing figure in the pro cycling peloton. Say what you will, but Valverde is the only racer to achieve success after emerging from the "doping era." Most of his cycling peers that were implicated in doping schemes retired or never returned to anything representing their doping fueled form.
To recognize Valverde's world championship success and celebrate International Tempranillo day, this edition of the Lucha Vino challenge features a Washington Tempranillo taking on a challenger from Rioja.
2012 Idilico Tempranillo vs. 2010 Rioja La Tercera Reserva
