Alejandro Valverde insists that cycling is `in great health` from an anti-doping perspective, again voicing his grievance at being asked about his own doping past. In a Q&A with Spanish daily newspaper Marca, Valverde discussed a range of topics, among them his reaction to questions about the two-year ban he served between 2010 and 2012 after being implicated in Operación Puerto. Last week Cyclingnews asked Valverde about his past, to which he responded by saying he shouldn`t be asked about Operación Puerto and by claiming that anyone who does so is `clueless`.ADVERTISEMENT Referencing the story, Marca asked Valverde if he felt `hurt` by such questions. `It doesn`t hurt me, but I don`t like it when people ask me about it, including you now,` he replied. `It`s you guys [journalists], first and foremost, who give weight to it. Anyone is free to write what they want, but, in giving it weight, you`re playing along with that game.`
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