2017 Movistar Team season

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Movistar Team
2017 season
UCI codeMOV
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Eusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s) Telefónica
BasedSpain
Bicycles Canyon
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races 6
Stage race overall6
Stage race stages17
National Championships 2
  2016
2018  

The 2017 season for Movistar Team began in January at the 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.

Contents

Team roster

As of 1 January 2017.
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Andrey Amador  (CRC) (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 30)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Winner Anacona  (COL) (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jorge Arcas  (ESP) (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24)
Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP) (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 36)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Betancur  (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Nuno Bico  (POR) (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 22)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU) (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Spain.svg  Héctor Carretero  (ESP) (1995-05-28)28 May 1995 (aged 21)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of Spain.svg  Víctor de la Parte  (ESP) (1986-06-22)22 June 1986 (aged 30)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Imanol Erviti  (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 33)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 25)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  José Herrada  (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 31)
Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 29)
Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA) (1988-01-28)28 January 1988 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Moreno  (ESP) (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 35)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Pedrero  (ESP) (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 25)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Dayer Quintana  (COL) (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 24)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL) (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 31)
Flag of Spain.svg  Marc Soler  (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS) (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 34)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jasha Sütterlin  (GER) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 24)
Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 36)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
4 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Llucena
5 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
11 February Vuelta a Murcia UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Murcia
15 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Granada
17 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sagres
19 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
26 February Volta ao Alentejo, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
26 February Volta ao Alentejo, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
11 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Monte Terminillo
14 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
14 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
22 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain La Molina
24 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Lo Port
26 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Barcelona
26 March Volta a Catalunya, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
26 March Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
26 March Volta a Catalunya, Youth classification UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Marc Soler  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
26 March Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2 April Vuelta a La Rioja UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rory Sutherland  (AUS)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Logroño
5 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  France Angers
7 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4] Flag of France.svg  France
7 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eibar
8 April Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
8 April Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
9 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Amorebieta
19 April La Flèche Wallonne UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Huy
23 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ans
30 April Tour de Romandie, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
30 April Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alto del Acebo
6 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Valdemoro
7 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Jasha Sütterlin  (GER)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid
13 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Peschici
14 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Blockhaus
21 May Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain León
28 May Giro d'Italia, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2 June Hammer Series, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Team stage [N 7] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vaals
18 June Route du Sud, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of France.svg  France
31 July Circuito de Getxo UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Getxo
4 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Clunia

National, Continental and World champions 2017

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
23 June Spanish National Time Trial Champion
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Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Soria
25 June Spanish National Road Race Champion
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Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Soria

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