{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dafasports","provider_url":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en","title":"Cycling: Valverde ready for battle - Dafasports","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O0MKIl9RY8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/cycling\/valverde-ready-for-battle-11727.html\">Cycling: Valverde ready for battle<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/cycling\/valverde-ready-for-battle-11727.html\/embed#?secret=O0MKIl9RY8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cycling: Valverde ready for battle&#8221; &#8212; Dafasports\" data-secret=\"O0MKIl9RY8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Alejandro-Valverde-cycling.jpg","thumbnail_width":620,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"Alejandro Valverde says he is feeling strong going into the VueltaaEspana, which gets underway on Saturday in Galicia. The Movistar rider starts the final Grand Tour of the year as one of the favourites, following a good performance at the Tour de France where despite a disappointing middle week, he finished strongly to eventually take eighth. His performance was especially notable as after years of being a team leader, the 33-year-old sacrificed his own chances to aid rookie team-mate Nairo Quintana to finish second and take the Young Riders Classification. Valverde will be back in the leader&#8217;s role for the Vuelta though, as he goes looking for his second victory following his triumph in 2009. The race gets underway with a 27km time-trial between Vilanova de Arousa and Sanxenxo in the first of 21 stages which see the riders work anti-clockwise through the country, making stops in Andorra and France, before climaxing in Madrid on September 15. Despite both Chris Froome and Alberto Contador not taking part, it is sure to be a highly competitive race, with Joaquim Rodriguez and Vincenzo Nibali also set to be up there. Valverde has kept himself busy since the Tour, riding in the recent"}