Movistar Team | |
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2016 season | |
UCI code | MOV |
Status | UCI ProTeam |
Manager | Eusebio Unzué |
Main sponsor(s) | Telefónica |
Based | Spain |
Bicycles | Canyon |
Groupset | Campagnolo |
Season victories | |
One-day races | 3 |
Stage race overall | 8 |
Stage race stages | 20 |
Grand Tours | 1 |
National Championships | 4 |
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.
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Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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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 |
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