2016 Movistar Team season

The 2016 season for Movistar Team began in January at the Tour de San Luis and Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Movistar Team
2016 season
UCI codeMOV
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerEusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s)Telefónica
BasedSpain
BicyclesCanyon
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall8
Stage race stages20
Grand Tours1
National Championships4
Jersey
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Team roster

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As of 29 March 2016
Rider Date of birth
  Andrey Amador (CRC) (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 29)
  Winner Anacona (COL) (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 27)
  Jorge Arcas (ESP) (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 23)
  Carlos Betancur (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 26)
  Richard Carapaz[N 1] (ECU) (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 22)
  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 28)
  Alex Dowsett (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 27)
  Imanol Erviti (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 32)
  Rubén Fernández (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 25)
  Jesús Herrada (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 25)
  José Herrada (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 30)
  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 28)
  Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 27)
  Juan José Lobato (ESP) (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
  Adriano Malori (ITA) (1988-01-28)28 January 1988 (aged 28)
  Daniel Moreno (ESP) (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 34)
  Javier Moreno (ESP) (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 31)
  Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 27)
  Antonio Pedrero (ESP) (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24)
  Dayer Quintana (COL) (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 23)
  Nairo Quintana (COL) (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 26)
  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 30)
  Marc Soler (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 22)
  Rory Sutherland (AUS) (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 34)
  Jasha Sütterlin (GER) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 23)
  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 35)
  Francisco Ventoso (ESP) (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 33)
  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 33)
  1. ^ Carapaz joined the team on 27 July as a stagiaire, from Lizarte.

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
24 January Tour de San Luis, Overall UCI America Tour   Dayer Quintana (COL)   Argentina San Luis
24 January Tour de San Luis, Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 1]   Argentina
5 February Dubai Tour, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour   Juan José Lobato (ESP)   United Arab Emirates Hatta
21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain Estepona
21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain Estepona
21 February Tour du Haut Var, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]   France
13 March Paris–Nice, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3]   France
27 March Volta a Catalunya, Overall UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain
2 April GP Miguel Indurain UCI Europe Tour   Jon Izagirre (ESP)   Spain Estella-Lizarra
8 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Juan José Lobato (ESP)   France Arnage
10 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Spain Amorebieta
15 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   Portugal Bragança
16 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain Fermoselle
17 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain Alto de Candelario
17 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
17 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
20 April La Flèche Wallonne UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Belgium Huy
26 April Tour de Romandie, Prologue UCI World Tour   Jon Izagirre (ESP)   Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds
28 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 2 UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Switzerland Morgins
1 May Tour de Romandie, Overall UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Switzerland
1 May Tour de Romandie, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 4]   Switzerland
1 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   Spain Pola de Lena
2 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Daniel Moreno (ESP)   Spain Uría
2 May Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Daniel Moreno (ESP)   Spain
7 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Juan José Lobato (ESP)   Spain Las Rozas
8 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Juan José Lobato (ESP)   Spain
8 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Juan José Lobato (ESP)   Spain
24 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Italy Andalo
7 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 UCI World Tour   Jesús Herrada (ESP)   France Chalmazel-Jeansagnière
17 June Route du Sud, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   France Albi
18 June Route du Sud, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Marc Soler (ESP)   France Val d'Azur Couraduque
18 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 8 UCI World Tour   Jon Izagirre (ESP)   Switzerland Davos
19 June Route du Sud, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   France
19 June Route du Sud, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour   Marc Soler (ESP)   France
19 June Route du Sud, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 5]   France
18 July Tour de Pologne, Stage 7 UCI World Tour   Alex Dowsett (GBR)   Poland Kraków
23 July Tour de France, Stage 20 UCI World Tour   Jon Izagirre (ESP)   France Morzine
24 July Tour de France, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6]   France
6 August Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 7]   Spain
29 August Vuelta a España, Stage 10 UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain Lagos de Covadonga
11 September Vuelta a España, Overall UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain
11 September Vuelta a España, Combination classification UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain
20 September Giro di Toscana, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Italy Montecatini Terme

National, Continental and World champions 2016

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
23 June British National Time Trial Champion
 
  Alex Dowsett (GBR)   United Kingdom Stockton-on-Tees
23 June Spanish National Time Trial Champion
 
  Jon Izagirre (ESP)   Spain Ibi
24 June Portuguese National Time Trial Champion
 
  Nelson Oliveira (POR)   Portugal Braga
25 June Spanish National Road Race Champion
 
  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)   Spain Cocentaina
15 September European Time Trial Champion
 
  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)   France Plumelec

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "Betancur signs two-year deal with Movistar". cyclingnews.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Dani Moreno joins Movistar for 2016". cyclingnews.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "El Movistar Team ficha a Nelson Oliveira" [The Movistar Team signs Nelson Oliveira]. marca.com (in Spanish). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ Windsor, Richard (25 September 2015). "Beñat Intxausti signs for Team Sky from Movistar". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Pablo Lastras retires after 18-year career". cyclingnews.com. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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