2015 Movistar Team season

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Movistar Team
2015 season
UCI codeMOV
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Eusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s) Telefónica
BasedSpain
Bicycles Canyon
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races 4
Stage race overall4
Stage race stages19
National Championships 4
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The 2015 season for Movistar Team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Contents

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Andrey Amador  (CRC) (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Winner Anacona  (COL) (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Igor Antón  (ESP) (1983-03-02)2 March 1983 (aged 31)
Flag of Italy.svg  Eros Capecchi  (ITA) (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Imanol Erviti  (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 31)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 23)
Flag of France.svg  John Gadret  (FRA) (1979-04-22)22 April 1979 (aged 35)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 24)
Flag of Spain.svg  José Herrada  (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 29)
Flag of Spain.svg  Beñat Intxausti  (ESP) (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 25)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Lastras  (ESP) (1976-01-20)20 January 1976 (aged 38)
Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP) (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA) (1988-01-28)28 January 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Moreno  (ESP) (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 30)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Dayer Quintana  (COL) (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 22)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL) (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 24)
Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 29)
Flag of Spain.svg  Enrique Sanz  (ESP) (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 25)
Flag of Spain.svg  Marc Soler  (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 21)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 32)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jasha Sütterlin  (GER) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 22)
Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 34)
Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Ventoso  (ESP) (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 32)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA) (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 31)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
21 January Tour Down Under, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stirling
23 January Tour de San Luis, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Luis
25 January Tour Down Under, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 1] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
31 January Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Deià
8 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP)Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Sealine Beach Resort
18 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1b UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Moreno  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Coria del Río
19 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Lucena
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Lobato  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alhaurín de la Torre
11 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lido di Camaiore
15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Terminillo
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
24 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olot
27 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Valls
29 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Barcelona
8 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2b UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Angers
12 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  José Herrada  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Amorebieta
19 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Spanish rider classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Beñat Intxausti  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
19 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
22 April La Flèche Wallonne UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Huy
26 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ans
2 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Igor Antón  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Pola de Lena
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Oviedo
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Igor Antón  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
16 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Beñat Intxausti  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Campitello Matese
16 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Haßfurt
17 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
31 May Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
14 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5] Flag of France.svg  France
26 July Tour de France, Young rider classification UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of France.svg  France
26 July Tour de France, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6] Flag of France.svg  France
8 August Tour de Pologne, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
19 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  José Herrada  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  France Lissac-sur-Couze
25 August Vuelta a España, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Vejer de la Frontera
27 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Loudun
28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 7] Flag of France.svg  France
13 September Vuelta a España, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
13 September Vuelta a España, Team classification UCI World Tour [N 8] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
24 June Italian National Time Trial Champion
Jersey italianflag.svg
Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bogogno
25 June British National Time Trial Champion
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Cadwell Park
26 June Spanish National Time Trial Champion
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Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cáceres
28 June Spanish National Road Race Champion
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Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cáceres

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