Movistar Team

Movistar Team
Team information
UCI code MOV
Based  Spain
Founded 1980 (1980)
Status UCI ProTeam
Bicycles Pinarello
Key personnel
General manager Eusebio Unzue
Team name history
1980–1989
1990–2000
2001–2003
2004–2005
2005
2006
2007–2010
2011–		 Reynolds
Banesto
iBanesto.com
Illes Balears-Banesto
Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Caisse d'Epargne
Movistar Team
Current season

Movistar Team (UCI team code: MOV) is a professional road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour and has achieved twelve General Classification (GC) victories in Grand Tours. The title sponsor is the Spanish mobile telephone company Telefónica, with the team riding under the name of the company's brand Movistar.[1]

The team was formed as Reynolds, led by Ángel Arroyo and later by Pedro Delgado, who won a Tour de France and a Vuelta a España, and was subsequently sponsored by Banesto, under which title the team included 5-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain and Alex Zülle, twice winner of the Vuelta a España. The team offices are in Egüés, a municipality of Navarre, Spain, in the metropolitan area of Pamplona.[2] A later sponsor was Caisse d'Epargne, a French semi-cooperative banking group.

The team uses Pinarello bikes with Campagnolo parts. Since 2008 Eusebio Unzue has been the manager of the team after the long running manager, José Miguel Echavarri, retired from the sport. Directeurs sportifs of the team include Neil Stephens, Alfonso Galilea and José Luis Jaimerena.

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History

Reynolds team

The team began in 1980 as the Reynolds team which José Miguel Echavarri as the directeur sportif.[3] In 1982 signed a young Pedro Delgado who acted as a domestique for team leader Ángel Arroyo during the 1982 Vuelta a España.[4] Arroyo won the Vuelta after his team controlled the race after he took the lead. But 48 hours after his Vuelta win, the results of a positive test were made known for Methylphenidate (Ritalin). Arroyo and the Reynolds team denied that Arroyo doped and asked for a B-analysis which confirmed the positive A-sample. Arroyo became the first winner of the Vuelta a España to be disqualified.[5] Delgado changed teams in 1985 but returned to Reynolds in 1988 where he won the 1988 Tour de France and then the 1989 Vuelta a España with the team. In 1984, Miguel Indurain made his professional debut with the team.

Major victories

1981
1st Vuelta a España Mountains Classification, José Luis Laguía
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, José Luis Laguía
1982
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, José Luis Laguía
1st Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, José Luis Laguía
1st  Spain Road Race Championships, José Luis Laguía
1st Stages 6, 9 & 11 Vuelta a España, José Luis Laguía
1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España, Jesús Hernández
1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España, Ángel Arroyo
1st Vuelta a España Mountains Classification, José Luis Laguía
1983
1st Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Julián Gorospe
1st  Spain Road Race Championships, Carlos Hernández
1st Stage 15 Tour de France, Ángel Arroyo
1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España, Carlos Hernández
1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España, José Luis Laguía
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Jesús Hernández
1st Vuelta a España Mountains Classification, José Luis Laguía
1984
1985
1986
1988
Tour de France GC – Pedro Delgado
Stage 13 – Pedro Delgado
1989

Banesto

In 1990 Spanish bank Banesto took over as the main sponsor of the team from Reynolds. Delgado was the team leader for the Tour de France while Miguel Indurain and Julián Gorospe were the leaders for the week long stage races. When Gorospe took the lead in that year's Vuelta, the team went behind him in a bid to win the race. However Gorospe lost the leader's jersey and Delgado took over the leadership but could not regain the time that Italian Marco Giovannetti had gained and ended the race second overall behind Giovannetti. Over the following years, Indurain rose to become a dominator of stage races winning five editions of the Tour de France and two editions of the Giro d'Italia. Delgado was the team leader for the Vuelta. The team also achieved success with Jean-François Bernard who won the 1992 edition of Paris–Nice with the team. The team won the Vuelta again in 1998 with Abraham Olano. During this time Alex Zülle joined the team and finished the 1999 Tour de France second overall while legendary climber José María Jiménez performed in the Vuelta a España. The team became known as iBanesto.com in the final years of the sponsorship of the Banesto bank.

Major victories

1990
1991
Tour de France GC – Miguel Indurain
Team Classification
Stage 8 – Miguel Indurain
Stage 21 – Miguel Indurain
1992
Tour de France GC – Miguel Indurain
Prologue – Miguel Indurain
Stage 9 – Miguel Indurain
Stage 19 – Miguel Indurain
1993
Tour de France GC – Miguel Indurain
Prologue – Miguel Indurain
Stage 9 – Miguel Indurain
1994
Tour de France GC – Miguel Indurain
Stage 9 – Miguel Indurain
1995
Tour de France GC – Miguel Indurain
Stage 8 – Miguel Indurain
Stage 19 – Miguel Indurain
1996
1997
1998
Vuelta a España GC – Abraham Olano
Mountains Classification – José María Jiménez
Team Classification
1999
Mountains Classification – José María Jiménez
Team Classification
2000
Young Rider Classification – Francisco Mancebo
Stage 18 – José Vicente García
2001
Mountains Classification – José María Jiménez
Points Classification – José María Jiménez
Team Classification
2002
2003
Young Rider Classification – Denis Menchov
Stage 18 – Pablo Lastras

Illes Balears

In 2004 Illes Balears, the Balearic Island's Tourism Board, became the team's principal sponsor, the team's name was Illes Balears-Banesto until 2005. Caisse d'Epargne took over from Banesto as the second sponsor in the 2005 season, the team was then known as Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne. Caisse d'Epargne then became the main sponsor in 2006 reversing the title sponsor ordering with the name, Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears. The team fielded a number of strong contenders in the 2005 Tour de France including Francisco Mancebo (former National Champion of Spain), Alejandro Valverde, Vladimir Karpets and sprinter Isaac Gálvez. Mancebo produced the best results finishing fourth overall in the General Classification.

Major victories

2004
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonio Colom
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Stage 6 Paris-Nice, Denis Menchov
1st Stage 3 Setmana Catalana, Isaac Gálvez
1st Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Denis Menchov
1st Stage 4, Denis Menchov
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Aragon, Denis Menchov
1st Overall Vuelta a la Rioja, Vladimir Karpets
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Team Time Trial
1st Stage 6 Deutschland-Tour, Francisco Mancebo
1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya, Team Time Trial
1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, Isaac Gálvez
1st  Spain Road Race Championships, Francisco Mancebo
1st  Spain Time Trial Championships, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Tour de France Young Rider Classification, Vladimir Karpets
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a España, Denis Menchov
3rd Overall Vuelta a España, Francisco Mancebo
2005
1st Trofeo Manacor, Alejandro Valverde
1st Trofeo Soller, Alejandro Valverde
1st Trofeo Calvia, Antonio Colom
1st Clasica de Almeria, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Stage 3 Paris-Nice, Vicente Reynes
1st Stage 7 Paris-Nice, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 1 Critérium International, Isaac Gálvez
1st Stages 3 & 4 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse, Pablo Lastras
1st  Spain Time Trial Championships, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Stage 10 Tour de France, Alejandro Valverde
1st Clasica a los Puertos, Xabier Zandio
1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España, Francisco Mancebo
2nd Overall Paris-Nice, Alejandro Valverde
2nd Road Race World Championships, Alejandro Valverde
2nd Time Trial World Championships, José Iván Gutiérrez
3rd Overall Vuelta a España, Francisco Mancebo

Caisse d'Epargne

Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears finished fifth overall (56 minutes, 53 seconds behind Team T-Mobile) in the Team Classification at the 2006 Tour de France. Individually, the team's top rider, Óscar Pereiro, finished in second place. The Tour victory of Phonak rider Floyd Landis was almost immediately called into question, after a urine sample taken after his Stage 17 win twice tested positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules.[6]

After hearing of the positive "A" test, Pereiro stated that it was only an initial, unconfirmed result and he would not yet consider Landis guilty or himself the Tour winner. "I have too much respect for Landis to do otherwise", he said.[7] After hearing that the Landis "B" test also came back positive, Pereiro stated that he now considers himself Tour champion and the Landis scandal should not diminish his own achievement. "Right now I feel like the winner of the Tour de France", Pereiro said. "It's a victory for the whole team."[8] After nearly two years of appeals, Pereiro was officially upgraded to Tour champion for 2006.[9]

Major victories

2006
1st Trofeo Mallorca, Isaac Gálvez
1st Trofeo Alcudia, Isaac Gálvez
1st Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonio Colom
1st Stage 4, Antonio Colom
1st Clasica de Almeria, Francisco Pérez
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Murcia, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Stage 5 Paris-Nice, Joaquin Rodriguez
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, José Vicente García
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Marco Fertonani
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Alejandro Valverde
1st Flèche Wallonne, Alejandro Valverde
1st Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Rioja, Alexei Markov
1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 5 4 Jours de Dunkerque, Isaac Gálvez
1st Stage 12 Giro d'Italia, Joan Horrach
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, David Arroyo
1st  France Road Race Championships, Florent Brard
1st Overall Tour de France, Oscar Pereiro
1st Stages 3 & 5 Vuelta a Burgos, José Iván Gutiérrez
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España, Alejandro Valverde
1st UCI ProTour GC, Alejandro Valverde
2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Alejandro Valverde
2nd Overall Vuelta a España, Alejandro Valverde
3rd Overall Paris-Nice, Antonio Colom
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie, Alejandro Valverde
3rd Road Race World Championships, Alejandro Valverde
2007
Team Classification
Stage 6 – Luis León Sánchez
Tour de Suisse Team Classification
Volta a Catalunya GC – Vladimir Karpets
Stage 1 – T.T.T.
2008
1st Trofeo Pollença, José Joaquín Rojas
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía, Pablo Lastras
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Iván Gutiérrez
1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 4, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico, Joaquin Rodríguez
1st Stage 7 Paris-Nice, Luis León Sánchez
1st Paris-Camembert, Alejandro Valverde
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, Daniel Moreno
1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stages 1 & 3, Alejandro Valverde
1st  Spain Road Race Championships, Alejandro Valverde
1st  Spain Time Trial Championships, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 1 Tour de France, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 7 Tour de France, Luis León Sánchez
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Vladimir Karpets
1st Clásica de San Sebastián, Alejandro Valverde
1st Subida Urkiola, David Arroyo
1st Overall Eneco Tour, Iván Gutiérrez
1st Prologue, Iván Gutiérrez
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Xabier Zandio
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a España, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Imanol Erviti
1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España, David Arroyo
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya, Rigoberto Uran
3rd Giro di Lombardia, Rigoberto Uran
3rd Amstel Gold Race, Alejandro Valverde
1st Overall UCI ProTour, Alejandro Valverde
1st Team Classification
2009
1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 2, Team Time Trial
Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen – T.T.T.
1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var, Luis León Sánchez
1st Overall Paris–Nice, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 7, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Stages 3 & 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al País Vasco, Luis León Sánchez
1st Klasika Primavera, Alejandro Valverde
1st Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque, Rui Costa
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 3, Alejandro Valverde
1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 8 Tour de France, Luis León Sánchez
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 2, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain, José Joaquin Rojas
1st Overall Tour du Limousin, Mathieu Perget
1st Stage 3, David Arroyo
1st Overall Vuelta a España, Alejandro Valverde
1st Stage 3 Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional, Rui Costa
1st Stage 4 Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional, Daniel Moreno
2nd Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Joaquim Rodríguez
3rd UCI Road World Championships, Joaquim Rodríguez
2010
1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under, Luis León Sánchez
1st Trofeo Deia, Rui Costa
1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve, Luis León Sánchez
1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 1, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse, Rui Costa
1st  Spain Road Race Championships, José Ivan Gutierrez
1st  Spain Time Trial Championships, Luis León Sánchez
1st  Portugal Time Trial Championships, Rui Costa
1st Clásica de San Sebastián, Luis León Sánchez
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España, David López García
1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España, Imanol Erviti
2nd Overall Tour Down Under, Luis León Sánchez
2nd Overall Paris-Nice, Luis León Sánchez
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia, David Arroyo
3rd Giro di Lombardia, Pablo Lastras

Movistar Team

Telefónica took over as a team sponsor and the team was named as Movistar Team.

Major victories

2011
1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under, Francisco Jose Ventoso
1st Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya, José Joaquin Rojas
1st Stage 2 Vuelta al País Vasco, Vasil Kiryienka
1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia, José Joaquin Rojas
1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia, Vasil Kiryienka
1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse, Mauricio Soler
1st Spanish Championships Road Race, José Joaquin Rojas
1st Stage 8 Tour de France, Rui Costa
1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Rui Costa

National Championships

2006
France Road Race Florent Brard
2007
Spain Road Race Joaquim Rodríguez
Spain Time Trial Jose Ivan Gutierrez
2008
Spain Road Race Alejandro Valverde
Spain Time Trial Luis León Sanchez
2010
Spain Road Race Jose Ivan Gutierrez
Spain Time Trial Luis León Sanchez
Portugal Time Trial Rui Costa
2011
Spain Road Race Jose Joaquin Rojas

Team roster

As of 3 January 2012.

Rider Date of birth
 Andrey Amador (CRC) 29 August 1986 (1986-08-29) (age 25)
 David Arroyo (ESP) 7 January 1980 (1980-01-07) (age 32)
 Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) 15 June 1974 (1974-06-15) (age 37)
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) 27 April 1987 (1987-04-27) (age 24)
 Juan José Cobo (ESP) 11 February 1981 (1981-02-11) (age 31)
 Rui Costa (POR) 5 October 1986 (1986-10-05) (age 25)
 Imanol Erviti (ESP) 15 November 1983 (1983-11-15) (age 28)
 Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) 27 November 1978 (1978-11-27) (age 33)
 Jesús Herrada (ESP) 26 July 1990 (1990-07-26) (age 21)
 José Herrada (ESP) 1 October 1985 (1985-10-01) (age 26)
 Beñat Intxausti (ESP) 20 March 1986 (1986-03-20) (age 25)
 Javier Iriarte (ESP) 11 November 1986 (1986-11-11) (age 25)
 Vladimir Karpets (RUS) 20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) (age 31)
 Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) 28 June 1981 (1981-06-28) (age 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) 8 December 1985 (1985-12-08) (age 26)
 Pablo Lastras (ESP) 20 January 1976 (1976-01-20) (age 36)
 David Lopez (ESP) 13 May 1981 (1981-05-13) (age 30)
 Angel Madrazo (ESP) 30 July 1988 (1988-07-30) (age 23)
 Javier Moreno (ESP) 18 July 1984 (1984-07-18) (age 27)
 Sergio Pardilla (ESP) 16 January 1984 (1984-01-16) (age 28)
 Rubén Plaza (ESP) 29 February 1980 (1980-02-29) (age 31)
 Nairo Quintana (COL) 4 February 1990 (1990-02-04) (age 22)
 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) 8 June 1985 (1985-06-08) (age 26)
 Branislau Samoilau (BLR) 25 May 1985 (1985-05-25) (age 26)
 Enrique Sanz (ESP) 11 September 1989 (1989-09-11) (age 22)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 25 April 1980 (1980-04-25) (age 31)
 Francisco Ventoso (ESP) 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) (age 29)
 Giovanni Visconti (ITA) 13 January 1983 (1983-01-13) (age 29)

See also

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