2015 Movistar Team season

Movistar Team
2015 season
UCI code MOV
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Eusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s) Telefónica
Based Spain
Bicycles Canyon
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races 4
Stage race overall 1
Stage race stages 12
Jersey

The 2015 season for Movistar Team is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2015 roster

As of 1 January 2015.
Rider Date of birth
 Andrey Amador (CRC) 29 August 1986 (aged 28)
 Winner Anacona (COL) 11 August 1988 (aged 26)
 Igor Antón (ESP) 2 March 1983 (aged 31)
 Eros Capecchi (ITA) 13 June 1986 (aged 28)
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) 27 April 1987 (aged 27)
 Alex Dowsett (GBR) 3 October 1988 (aged 26)
 Imanol Erviti (ESP) 15 November 1983 (aged 31)
 Rubén Fernández (ESP) 1 March 1991 (aged 23)
 John Gadret (FRA) 22 April 1979 (aged 35)
 Jesús Herrada (ESP) 26 July 1990 (aged 24)
 José Herrada (ESP) 1 October 1985 (aged 29)
 Beñat Intxausti (ESP) 20 March 1986 (aged 28)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) 7 October 1987 (aged 27)
 Jon Izagirre (ESP) 4 February 1988 (aged 26)
Rider Date of birth
 Pablo Lastras (ESP) 20 January 1976 (aged 38)
 Juan José Lobato (ESP) 28 December 1988 (aged 26)
 Adriano Malori (ITA) 28 January 1988 (aged 26)
 Javier Moreno (ESP) 18 July 1984 (aged 30)
 Dayer Quintana (COL) 10 August 1992 (aged 22)
 Nairo Quintana (COL) 4 February 1990 (aged 24)
 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) 8 June 1985 (aged 29)
 Enrique Sanz (ESP) 11 September 1989 (aged 25)
 Marc Soler (ESP) 22 November 1993 (aged 21)
 Rory Sutherland (AUS) 8 February 1982 (aged 32)
 Jasha Sütterlin (GER) 4 November 1992 (aged 22)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 25 April 1980 (aged 34)
 Francisco Ventoso (ESP) 6 May 1982 (aged 32)
 Giovanni Visconti (ITA) 13 January 1983 (aged 31)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider 2014 team
Winner Anacona[1]Lampre-Merida
Rubén Fernández[2]Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Marc Solerneo-pro (Lizarte)
Rory SutherlandTinkoff-Saxo
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider 2015 team
Iván GutiérrezRetired
Rubén PlazaLampre-Merida
Sylwester SzmydCCC-Polsat-Polkowice

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
21 January Tour Down Under, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Lobato, Juan JoséJuan José Lobato (ESP)  Australia Stirling
23 January Tour de San Luis, Stage 5 UCI America Tour  Malori, AdrianoAdriano Malori (ITA)  Argentina San Luis
21 January Tour Down Under, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 1]  Australia
31 January Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana UCI Europe Tour  Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Deia
8 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  Rojas, José JoaquínJosé Joaquín Rojas (ESP)  Qatar Sealine Beach Resort
18 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1b UCI Europe Tour  Moreno, JavierJavier Moreno (ESP)  Spain Coria del Río
19 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Lobato, Juan JoséJuan José Lobato (ESP)  Spain Lucena
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Lobato, Juan JoséJuan José Lobato (ESP)  Spain Alhaurín de la Torre
11 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Malori, AdrianoAdriano Malori (ITA)  Italy Lido di Camaiore
15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana (COL)  Italy Terminillo
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana (COL)  Italy
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana (COL)  Italy
24 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Olot
27 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Valls
29 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Barcelona
8 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Malori, AdrianoAdriano Malori (ITA)  France Angers
12 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour  Herrada, JoséJosé Herrada (ESP)  Spain Amorebieta
19 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Spain
22 April La Flèche Wallonne UCI World Tour  Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)  Belgium Huy
26 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour  Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)  Belgium Ans

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Eros Capecchi, Rubén Fernández, Gorka Izagirre, Pablo Lastras, Juan José Lobato, José Herrada and Enrique Sanz
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Igor Antón, Winner Anacona, Beñat Intxausti, Jonathan Castroviejo, Javier Moreno, Enrique Sanz and Marc Soler

References

  1. ↑ "News shorts: US team looks ahead to 2015 Worlds in Richmond". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rubén Fernández signs for Movistar - Cyclingnews.com". Retrieved 8 February 2015.