THE TEAMS
MOVISTAR TEAM
SPAIN
MANAGER Eusebio Unzue TEAM FOUNDED 1980 (Reynolds) UNDER CURRENT NAME SINCE 2011
Nairo Quintana
B E R N A R D T H É V E N E T G I V E S H I S A N A LY S I S
Time to take risks
Every year, Movistar are billed as the main rivals to Team Sky, now Ineos.
With Nairo Quintana, the yellow jersey seems achievable, but this never
turns out to be the case in the end. This year, everything will depend on the
strategy adopted by the Colombian and his teammates. Being prepared to
attack seems key. With former Paris-Nice winner Marc Soler and climbers
such as Rafael Valls, the team shouldn’t end up simply being in contention
for the team classifi cation. A podium fi nish in Paris could be theirs if they
take a risk and are prepared to lose in order to win!
GEAR
Frame Canyon Aeroad/Ultimate CF SLX
Groupset Campagnolo Wheels Campagnolo
THE RIDERS MOVISTAR TEAM 2019
Name Category Date
of birth Nationality Height Weight Pro
since Tour stage
wins 2018 Tour
result Number Best Tour 2018 team
of Tours result
QUINTANA Nairo
AMADOR Andrey
ANACONA Winner
ARCAS Jorge
BARBERO Carlos
BENNATI Daniele
BETANCUR Carlos
CARAPAZ Richard
CARRETERO Hector
CASTRILLO Jaime
ERVITI Imanol
FERNÁNDEZ Rubén
LANDA Mikel
MAS Lluís
OLIVEIRA Nélson
PEDRERO Antonio
PRADES Eduard
ROELANDTS Jürgen
ROJAS José Joaquín
SEPULVEDA Eduardo
SOLER Marc
SÜTTERLIN Jasha
VALLS Rafael
VALVERDE Alejandro
VERONA Carlos Climber
All-rounder
Climber
All-rounder
Sprinter
Rouleur
Puncheur
Climber
All-rounder
Rouleur
Rouleur
Climber
Climber
All-rounder
Rouleur
Climber
Puncheur
Rouleur
Sprinter
All-rounder
All-rounder
Rouleur
25/06/87
All-rounder
Puncheur 04/02/90
29/08/86
11/08/88
08/07/92
29/04/91
24/09/80
13/10/89
29/05/93
28/05/95
13/03/96
15/11/83
01/03/91
13/12/89
15/10/89
06/03/89
23/10/91
09/08/87
02/07/85
08/06/85
13/06/91
22/11/93
04/11/92
Climber
25/04/80
04/11/92 COL
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