2016 Movistar Team season

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Movistar Team
UCI 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

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.

Team roster

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

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

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

  1. ^ The riders on the squad were Adriano Malori, Daniel Moreno, Dayer Quintana, Nairo Quintana, Francisco Ventoso and Marc Soler
  2. ^ The riders on the squad were José Herrada, Jasha Sütterlin, Gorka Izagirre, Jesús Herrada, Antonio Pedrero, Dayer Quintana, Marc Soler and Giovanni Visconti
  3. Jon Izagirre, Imanol Erviti, Rubén Fernández, Jesús Herrada, José Herrada, Gorka Izagirre, Juan José Lobato and José Joaquín Rojas
  4. Jon Izagirre, Antonio Pedrero and José Joaquín Rojas
  5. ^ The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, José Herrada, Imanol Erviti, Javier Moreno, Dayer Quintana, José Joaquín Rojas, Rory Sutherland and Marc Soler
  6. Jon Izagirre, Daniel Moreno and Nelson Oliveira
  7. ^ The riders on the squad were Alex Dowsett, Rubén Fernández, José Herrada, Javier Moreno, Gorka Izagirre, José Joaquín Rojas, Rory Sutherland and Giovanni Visconti

References

  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. 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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