Movistar Team (women's team)

Movistar Team
Team information
UCI code MOV
Registered Spain
Founded 2017 (2017)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles Canyon
Components Campagnolo
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Jorge Sanz
Team name history
2018– Movistar Team

Movistar Team is a professional road bicycle racing women's team which participates in elite women's races. The title sponsor is the Spanish mobile telephone company Telefónica, with the team riding under the name of the company's brand Movistar.[1]

History

In September 2017, Movistar Team announced it would join the likes of Team Sunweb, Orica–Scott, FDJ and Astana in the creation of a predominantly Spanish women's team aimed at developing women's cycling within Spain.[2][3][4]

In early October 2017, the inaugural roster was announced:[5] Mavi García, Spanish national time trial champion - Lourdes Oyarbide and Lorena Llamas joining from BZK Emakumeen Bira. Alicia González Blanco, Eider Merino Cortazar and Alba Teruel Ribes joining from Lointek and with two international athletes also joining - Aude Biannic from FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope and Małgorzata Jasińska joining the team from US-based squad, Cylance Pro Cycling.[5] In the same week Rachel Neylan (Orica–Scott) was added to the line-up.[6] In November Movistar announced their final tenth rider addition to the 2018 roster, from Lointek, Gloria Rodríguez.[7]

Major results

2018
Valencian rider classification Semana Ciclista Valenciana, Alba Teruel
Trofeo Roldan, Gloria Rodríguez
Vuelta a Murcia, Gloria Rodríguez
Balmaseda, Eider Merino
Gran Premio Muniadona, Lourdes Oyarbide

National Champions

2018
Poland Time Trial, Małgorzata Jasińska
Spain Time Trial, Margarita Victoria Garcia
Spain U23 Time Trial, Alba Teruel
Poland Road Race, Małgorzata Jasińska
Spain Road Race, Eider Merino

Roster

Rider Date of birth
 Aude Biannic (FRA) (1991-03-27) 27 March 1991
 Mavi García (ESP) (1984-01-02) 2 January 1984
 Alicia González (ESP) (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995
 Małgorzata Jasińska (POL) (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984
 Lorena Llamas (ESP) (1987-10-28) 28 October 1987
Rider Date of birth
 Eider Merino (Basque Country) (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994
 Rachel Neylan (AUS) (1982-03-09) 9 March 1982
 Lourdes Oyarbide (Basque Country) (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994
 Gloria Rodríguez (ESP) (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992
 Alba Teruel (ESP) (1996-08-17) 17 August 1996

References

  1. ↑ "Telefonica to take over as Caisse d'Epargne sponsor from 2011 - Cyclingnews.com". Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Movistar set to launch new women's team for 2018 season? - Cycling Weekly". 30 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Movistar Team to launch women's team in 2018". Movistar Team.
  4. ↑ "Movistar confirm women's team for 2018 - Cyclingnews.com". 11 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Movistar reveals new women's team line-up for 2018 - Cyclingnews.com". 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "El Movistar féminas ficha a la australiana Neylan - ciclo21.com". 6 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "DAYER QUINTANA, GLORIA RODRÍGUEZ COMPLETE 2018 MOV LINEUP". Movistar. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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