MOVISTAR TEAM RIDERS & NEWS

Alejandro Valverde to return to action at Mallorca Challenge

Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde is set to make his return to the peloton at the Mallorca Challenge in January. Read more...

Mikel Landa confirms joint leadership for Tour de France

Mikel Landa has confirmed, during the presentation of the 2018 Movistar Team, that his objective for the new year will be the Tour de France. Read more...

Miguel Indurain: Mikel Landa needs to focus

Former Tour de France and Giro d'Italia winner Miguel Indurain believes Mikel Landa (Movistar) can achieve great things but first has to work on his focus. Read more...

Nairo Quintana to start 2018 at newly created Colombian race

Movistar Team will be lead by Nairo Quintana in the new Colombian 2.1. race 'Colombia Oro y Paz'. Read more...

Richard Carapaz: We are angry at ourselves for everything that happened

Ecuador riders Richard Carapaz, Jonathan Narvaez and Jonathan Caicedo have presented their apologies for the behaviour that resulted in their expulsion from the Bolivarian Games. Read more...

Richard Carapaz thrown out of Bolivarian Games after being caught drunk

Movistar's Richard Carapaz has been taken out of the Ecuadorian Cycling Team after being found drunk during the Bolivarian Games. Read more...

Eusebio Unzue about Tour de France cobbles stage: We have to pray to the gods

Movistar Team boss Eusebio Unzue believes that the 2018 Tour de France will start not once but twice, as result of the much feared cobbled stage near Roubaix. Read more...

Carlos Betancur: I don't just want to be another one of the bunch

Colombian rider Carlos Betancur has big plans for the upcoming season, and refuses to be anonymous in the peloton in the remaining years of his career. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: The Tour can be more fun with the three of us

Alejandro Valverde is set to be completely recovered by the start of 2018 and already has big plans for the season. Read more...

Nairo Quintana: Mikel Landa is not a rival, he's a teammate

During the concentration of Movistar in Spain, Nairo Quintana took some time to talk to the media about the 2018 season and his relationship with Mikel Landa. Read more...

Mikel Landa: Eventually, I will have that battle against Chris Froome

Mikel Landa is currently on a training camp with Movistar Team in Spain and discussed his plans for the coming season. Read more...

Dayer Quintana and Gloria Rodriguez close Movistar's signings for 2018

Movistar team has confirmed Dayer Quintana and Gloria Rodriguez as the last signings for the 2018 season. Read more...

Mikel Landa: I would have liked another kind of welcome from Quintana

Mikel Landa has not felt welcome at Movistar after the interview of Nairo Quintana in which he claimed the sole leadership of the team. Read more...

Nairo Quintana: As the team leader that I am, I welcome Landa

Movistar's Nairo Quintana is already looking forward to next season, having his eye on the Tour de France and establishing his position as the leader of the squad. Read more...

Nairo Quintana: The stages in the north are going to be difficult

Movistar's Nairo Quintana believes that the course of the 2018 Tour de France will suit him well. He said this at the presentation of the route in Paris. Read more...

Movistar Team extends contracts of two Colombians

Movistar Team has announced contract extensions for Winner Anacona and Carlos Betancur. The Colombians will stay at the Spanish team until the end of the 2019 season. Read more...

Alejandro Valverde: I will ride Giro, Vuelta and World Championships

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) already has an idea of his calendar for the 2018 season. The Spaniard has clear objectives ahead of his 16th season as a professional. Read more...

Winner Anacona awaiting test results after Il Lombardia crash

Colombian rider Winner Anacona is awaiting the results of medical tests following a crash in Il Lombardia on Saturday. Read more...

Rachel Neylan signs for Movistar women's team

Rachel Neylan has signed for Movistar team. The Australian moves from Orica-Scott to join the Spanish women's squad for its first year in the peloton. Read more...

Movistar signs eight riders for new women's squad

Just weeks after announcing the creation of a women's team, Movistar has already signed its first eight riders for the squad. Read more...

Mikel Landa: I am not compatible with Team Sky

Mikel Landa is preparing to ride the last races of the season with Team Sky before joining Movistar and he has talked about his time in the British squad and what is coming next. Read more...

Rafael Valls signs with Movistar

Movistar has confirmed the signing of Rafael Valls. The Spaniard is making a move to the team from Lotto Soudal. Read more...

Jaime Castrillo turns professional at Movistar team

The U-23 Spanish national time trial champion Jaime Castrillo has confirmed his signing with Movistar. Read more...

Jonathan Castroviejo hopes for the best at World Championships

Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) is prepared to face the World Championships in Bergen where he aims for medals, both individually and with his squad. Read more...

Movistar fields strong squad for World Championships Team Time Trial

Movistar team has chosen a strong squad to fight for the Team Time Trial title at the World Championships of Bergen. Read more...

Movistar announces women's team and presents new kit

Movistar will have a women's team in 2018. The Spanish squad has made this announcement while at the same time presenting the new team kit. Read more...

Mikel Landa doesn't expect rivalry problems with Nairo Quintana

Mikel Landa (Team Sky) believes that his arrival to Movistar won't be a problem for Nairo Quintana and that they will have their own turns leading the team. Read more...

Movistar's Herrada brothers to join Cofidis in 2018

The Spanish Herrada brothers, Jesus and Jose, will leave Movistar to join French professional continental team Cofidis at the start of the 2018 season. Read more...

Carlos Betancur abandons Vuelta a España

Colombian rider Carlos Betancur has abandoned the Vuelta a España following a crash in the sixth stage of the Spanish grand tour. Read more...

Alex Dowsett moves to Katusha-Alpecin

Katusha-Alpecin has announced the signing of Alex Dowsett. The British time trial specialist reached a one-year agreement with the squad. Read more...

Dan Martin and Rory Sutherland join UAE Team Emirates

UAE Team Emirates has unveiled the signings of both Daniel Martin and Rory Sutherland. The riders make a move from Quick-Step Floors and Movistar, respectively. Read more...

Mikel Landa joins Movistar Team

Spanish cyclist Mikel Landa and Movistar Team have agreed a deal for the coming two seasons, the Spanish WorldTour formation announced. Read more...

Movistar fields team of talents at Vuelta a España

Movistar has made its final selection for the upcoming Vuelta a España. The squad will mostly consist of young talents. Read more...

Andrey Amador gets hit by a car in Barcelona

Andrey Amador (Movistar) has been involved in an accident in Barcelona, Spain. The Costa Rican was training when a car ran him over. Read more...

Vuelta a Burgos - Carlos Barbero ecstatic with victory at home

With his victory at the Vuelta a Burgos, Carlos Barbero has taken his fifth win of the season and the 31st for Movistar. Read more...

Gorka Izagirre joins brother Ion at Bahrain-Merida

Spanish rider Gorka Izagirre is set to leave Movistar to join his brother Ion at Bahrain-Merida at the start of the 2018 season. Read more...

Carlos Barbero victorious at the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Burgos

Carlos Barbero (Movistar) has won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Burgos. The Spaniard crossed the finish line ahead of Julian Alaphillipe and Gianni Moscon. Read more...

Spanish talent Jaime Roson joins Movistar Team

Spanish WorldTour formation Movistar Team has announced the signing of 24-year-old Jaime Roson, who is set to make the move from Caja Rural-Seguros RGA. Read more...

Spanish media: Eduardo Sepulveda signs with Movistar

Spanish media report that Movistar is signing Argentinean rider Eduardo Sepulveda for the 2018 season. Read more...

Jonathan Castroviejo won't defend European TT title

Current European Time Trial champion Jonathan Castroviejo is not going to defend his title as the Movistar rider chose not to go to the Championships in Herning, Denmark. Read more...

Movistar Team extends contracts with Nelson Oliveira, Jorge Arcas and Antonio Pedrero

Movistar Team has extended the contracts of Nelson Oliveira, Jorge Arcas and Antonio Pedrero to keep them at the Spanish formation in 2018. Read more...

Movistar announces preselection for Vuelta a España

Movistar has announced a preselection of 12 riders for the upcoming Vuelta a España. The nine names that will participate in the race will be announces in the upcoming weeks. Read more...

Dave Brailsford: We wouldn't try to sign a rider that already has a contract

In the last two days Colombian media have reported the departure of Nairo Quintana from Movistar to Team Sky or Astana. The British formation denies any interest in the rider. Read more...

Spanish journalist: Mikel Landa to Movistar is practically a done deal

Spanish journalist Javier Ares of radio broadcaster Onca Cero says that the move of Mikel Landa to Movistar Team is practically a done deal. Read more...

Tour de France - Nairo Quintana: Next year I will ride the Tour

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) has had yet another difficult stage at the Tour de France. Like he had already anticipated, his legs were not strong enough. Read more...

Manager of Nairo Quintana: I don't have any offers for him

The agent of Movistar rider Nairo Quintana denies that the two-times Grand Tour winner may be moving to a different team at the end of the season. Read more...

Tour de France - Nairo Quintana: I have suffered too much

The 17th stage of the Tour de France was another difficult day for Nairo Quintana (Movistar) who had more difficult times on the climbs. Read more...

Tour de France - Nairo Quintana: Double Grand Tour can be done again

During the second rest day of the Tour de France, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) has taken the time to reflect on the race, the season and the future. Read more...

Tour de France - Nairo Quintana: When the body doesn't respond, nothing can be done

The 15th stage of the Tour de France has left Nairo Quintana (Movistar) out of the top 10 in the General Classification standings. Read more...

Nairo Quintana: I thought the climb was not going to be that complicated

Nairo Quintana lost 25 seconds in the General Classification during the 14th stage of the Tour de France. The rider had to struggle during the last climb to avoid losing more time. Read more...