Movistar Continental Team
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| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCI code | MOT | |
| Based |
 Colombia | |
| Founded | 2011 | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Status |
UCI Continental (2011–2012) Amateur (2013–) | |
| Bicycles | Pinarello | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Libardo Leyton | |
| Team name history | ||
| 2011– | Movistar Continental Team | |
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 Current season | ||
Movistar Continental Team (UCI Code MOT) is a Colombian based team, which in 2011 and 2012, was a UCI Continental-licenced team.
Creation
Created for the 2011 season, is a subsidiary of the Movistar Team, a Spanish team of UCI ProTour status.
The telephone company, as the new sponsor of the Spanish team, decided because of commercial interests in Latin America, to create a continental team, since virtually they could not compete in America. Because the rules regarding categories UCI ProTour teams can only compete in races that are category 1 or. HC (Tour de San Luis, Tour of California, Philadelphia International Championship, Quebec Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Montreal)
With the creation of continental team they have access to all other races as most international races in South and Central America are category 2.2.
The team is based in Bogotá, Colombia, and the management team is headed by former Colombian coach Libardo Leyton while responsible for the medical part is a former professional rider Alvaro Mejía.
It has the same infrastructure, both technical and human, its European counterpart and most of the staff of cyclists from Colombia. Above all aimed at young cyclists although experientes. According to the Director General Eusebio Unzue, the team's goal is subsidiary to participate in all races of the UCI America Tour where the company is present and at the same time attract young talent to promote to the ProTour team.
Just up the team, the UCI released a fictional ranking by which race organizers (so. HC, as .1 and .2) were invited to the 3 best teams in the continent they belong to. As the Movistar Team Continental at the time 1 in the ranking American had not debuted (because the points have been cyclists hired, they go to the computer) had secured the participation in all racing UCI America Tour 2011, 5 but the team saw its debut delayed due to the formalities for entering the material cycling in Colombia. The team in the trial of the Vuelta a Antioquia 2011.1
In early May, the team focused for the first time and played the first race in the Classic Girardota being won by Marvin Angarita. He made the official debut in the Tour of Antioquia, where Oscar Soliz was the best placed in overall in the 10 th position.
On 2 June, the squad was presented officially. 12 June and began the team's participation in the Tour of Colombia, where Byron Guama achieved the first victory official.
Major victories
- 2011
- 1st
Bolivia Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz - 1st Stages 2b & 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Fredy González
- 1st Stages 2, 8b, 11 & 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita
- 2012
- 1st Bolivia Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
- 1st
Panama Time Trial Championships, Ramon Carretero - 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
- 1st Stages 7, 9b & 10a Vuelta a Bolivia, Óscar Soliz
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Vuelta al Mundo Maya, Gregory Brenes
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta al Mundo Maya, Alejandro Serna
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta al Mundo Maya, Freddy Montaña
- 1st Stages 7 & 8 Vuelta al Mundo Maya, Marvin Angarita
- 2013
- 1st Stages 2 & 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Freddy Montaña
National Champions
- 2011
- 1st Bolivia Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
- 2012
- 1st Bolivia Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
- 1st Panama Time Trial Championships, Ramon Carretero
Team roster
As of 19 January 2012.[1]
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References
- ↑ "Movistar Team (MOT) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 19 January 2012.