2019 Movistar Team season

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Movistar Team
2019 season
UCI codeMOV
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Eusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s) Telefónica
BasedSpain
Bicycles Canyon
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races 2
Stage race overall4
Stage race stages11
Grand Tours 1
National Championships 1
Team Movistar jersey 2019.jpg
Jersey
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2020  

The 2019 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 21 December 2018. [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Andrey Amador  (CRC) (1986-08-29)August 29, 1986 (aged 32)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Winner Anacona  (COL) (1988-08-11)August 11, 1988 (aged 30)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jorge Arcas  (ESP) (1992-07-08)July 8, 1992 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP) (1991-04-29)April 29, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) (1980-09-24)September 24, 1980 (aged 38)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Betancur  (COL) (1989-10-13)October 13, 1989 (aged 29)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU) (1993-05-29)May 29, 1993 (aged 25)
Flag of Spain.svg  Héctor Carretero  (ESP) (1995-05-28)May 28, 1995 (aged 23)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jaime Castrillo  (ESP) (1996-03-13)March 13, 1996 (aged 22)
Flag of Spain.svg  Imanol Erviti  (ESP) (1983-11-15)November 15, 1983 (aged 35)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) (1991-03-01)March 1, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP) (1989-12-13)December 13, 1989 (aged 29)
Flag of Spain.svg  Lluís Mas  (ESP) (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 29)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) (1989-03-06)March 6, 1989 (aged 29)
Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Pedrero  (ESP) (1991-10-23)October 23, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Eduard Prades  (ESP) (1987-08-09)9 August 1987 (aged 31)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL) (1990-02-04)February 4, 1990 (aged 28)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 33)
Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP) (1985-06-08)June 8, 1985 (aged 33)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Eduardo Sepúlveda  (ARG) (1991-06-13)June 13, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of Spain.svg  Marc Soler  (ESP) (1993-11-22)November 22, 1993 (aged 25)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jasha Sütterlin  (GER) (1992-11-04)November 4, 1992 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rafael Valls  (ESP) (1987-06-25)June 25, 1987 (aged 31)
Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) (1980-04-25)April 25, 1980 (aged 38)
Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Verona  (ESP) (1992-12-04)4 December 1992 (aged 26)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
1 February Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Winner Anacona  (COL)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Alto Colorado
3 February Vuelta a San Juan, Overall UCI America Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Winner Anacona  (COL)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3 February Vuelta a San Juan, Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 1] Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
15 February Tour de la Provence, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Eduard Prades  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  France La Ciotat
17 February Tour Colombia, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alto de Las Palmas
26 February UAE Tour, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Jebel Hafeet
28 March Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sogliano al Rubicone
31 March Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
14 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Betancur  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Amorebieta
27 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cangas del Narcea
5 May Vuelta a Asturias, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 May Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 May Vuelta a Asturias, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
14 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Frascati
19 May Vuelta a Aragón, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Eduard Prades  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
19 May Vuelta a Aragón, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 5] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
25 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 UCI World Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Courmayeur
2 June Giro d'Italia, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2 June Giro d'Italia, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
20 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  France Saint-Geniez-d’Olt-et-d’Aubrac
23 June Route d'Occitanie, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of France.svg  France
7 July Tour of Austria, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Barbero  (ESP)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Freistadt
25 July Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasika UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Rafael Valls  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Ordizia
25 July Tour de France, Stage 18 UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Nairo Quintana  (COL)Flag of France.svg  France Valloire
28 July Tour de France, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 7] Flag of France.svg  France

National, Continental and World champions 2019

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
30 June Spanish National Road Race Champion
MaillotEspana.PNG
Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Murcia

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