Movistar Team
2015 season
UCI codeMOV
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerEusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s)Telefónica
BasedSpain
BicyclesCanyon
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall4
Stage race stages19
National Championships4

The 2015 season for Movistar Team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015
Rider Date of birth
 Andrey Amador (CRC) (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 28)
 Winner Anacona (COL) (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 26)
 Igor Antón (ESP) (1983-03-02)2 March 1983 (aged 31)
 Eros Capecchi (ITA) (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 28)
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 27)
 Alex Dowsett (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 26)
 Imanol Erviti (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 31)
 Rubén Fernández (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 23)
 John Gadret (FRA) (1979-04-22)22 April 1979 (aged 35)
 Jesús Herrada (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 24)
 José Herrada (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 29)
 Beñat Intxausti (ESP) (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 28)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 27)
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Pablo Lastras (ESP) (1976-01-20)20 January 1976 (aged 38)
 Juan José Lobato (ESP) (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 26)
 Adriano Malori (ITA) (1988-01-28)28 January 1988 (aged 26)
 Javier Moreno (ESP) (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 30)
 Dayer Quintana (COL) (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 22)
 Nairo Quintana (COL) (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 24)
 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 29)
 Enrique Sanz (ESP) (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 25)
 Marc Soler (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 21)
 Rory Sutherland (AUS) (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 32)
 Jasha Sütterlin (GER) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 22)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 34)
 Francisco Ventoso (ESP) (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 32)
 Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 31)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
21 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 2UCI World Tour Juan José Lobato (ESP) AustraliaStirling
23 JanuaryTour de San Luis, Stage 5UCI America Tour Adriano Malori (ITA) ArgentinaSan Luis
25 JanuaryTour Down Under, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 1] Australia
31 JanuaryTrofeo Serra de TramuntanaUCI Europe Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainDeià
8 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) QatarSealine Beach Resort
18 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1bUCI Europe Tour Javier Moreno (ESP) SpainCoria del Río
19 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Juan José Lobato (ESP) SpainLucena
22 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Juan José Lobato (ESP) SpainAlhaurín de la Torre
11 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1UCI World Tour Adriano Malori (ITA) ItalyLido di Camaiore
15 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5UCI World Tour Nairo Quintana (COL) ItalyTerminillo
17 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, OverallUCI World Tour Nairo Quintana (COL) Italy
17 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Nairo Quintana (COL) Italy
17 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2] Italy
24 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 2UCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainOlot
27 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 5UCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainValls
29 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 7UCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainBarcelona
8 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2bUCI Europe Tour Adriano Malori (ITA) FranceAngers
12 AprilKlasika PrimaveraUCI Europe Tour José Herrada (ESP) SpainAmorebieta
19 AprilVuelta a Castilla y León, Spanish rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Beñat Intxausti (ESP) Spain
19 AprilVuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3] Spain
22 AprilLa Flèche WallonneUCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) BelgiumHuy
26 AprilLiège–Bastogne–LiègeUCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) BelgiumAns
2 MayVuelta a Asturias, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Igor Antón (ESP) SpainPola de Lena
3 MayVuelta a Asturias, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Jesús Herrada (ESP) SpainOviedo
3 MayVuelta a Asturias, OverallUCI Europe Tour Igor Antón (ESP) Spain
3 MayVuelta a Asturias, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Jesús Herrada (ESP) Spain
3 MayVuelta a Asturias, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Spain
16 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 8UCI World Tour Beñat Intxausti (ESP) ItalyCampitello Matese
16 MayBayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Alex Dowsett (GBR) GermanyHaßfurt
17 MayBayern–Rundfahrt, OverallUCI Europe Tour Alex Dowsett (GBR) Germany
31 MayGiro d'Italia, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Italy
14 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 5] France
26 JulyTour de France, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Nairo Quintana (COL) France
26 JulyTour de France, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 6] France
8 AugustTour de Pologne, OverallUCI World Tour Ion Izagirre (ESP) Poland
19 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour José Herrada (ESP) FranceLissac-sur-Couze
25 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 4UCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainVejer de la Frontera
27 AugustTour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Adriano Malori (ITA) FranceLoudun
28 AugustTour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 7] France
13 SeptemberVuelta a España, Points classificationUCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Spain
13 SeptemberVuelta a España, Team classificationUCI World Tour[N 8] Spain

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
24 JuneItalian National Time Trial Champion
 Adriano Malori (ITA) ItalyBogogno
25 JuneBritish National Time Trial Champion
 Alex Dowsett (GBR) United KingdomCadwell Park
26 JuneSpanish National Time Trial Champion
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) SpainCáceres
28 JuneSpanish National Road Race Champion
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainCáceres

Footnotes

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". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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