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In 2001, Valach became a Slovak champion in both road race and time trial at the elite championships, and thereby continued to defend both titles in the same tournament by the following year. When De Nardi–Pasta
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of Spain, recording his personal best time in 4:56:48. During his amateur career, Valach has claimed three Slovak titles in elite national championships (1997 and 1998) until having shown his great talent and passion for sport, he turned professional in 1999 with
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professional cycling team in the 2007–2008 season. He had solidified his lead by defeating the
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965:2008 Olympic Profile – Sport Pravda Slovenska
363:in 5:52:17, trailing behind Great Britain's
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