2020 Movistar Team season

The 2020 season for Movistar cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

Movistar Team
2020 season
UCI codeMOV
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerEusebio Unzué
Main sponsor(s)Telefónica
BasedSpain
BicyclesCanyon
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race stages1
Most WinsMarc Soler (2)
Jersey

Team roster
As of 15 May 2020.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Juan Diego Alba (COL) (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 22)
 Jorge Arcas (ESP) (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 27)
 Carlos Betancur (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 30)
 Héctor Carretero (ESP) (1995-05-28)28 May 1995 (aged 24)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 34)
 Gabriel Cullaigh (GBR) (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 23)
 Iñigo Elosegui (ESP) (1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 21)
 Imanol Erviti (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 36)
 Juri Hollmann (GER) (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 20)
 Johan Jacobs (SUI) (1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 22)
 Matteo Jorgenson (USA) (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 20)
 Enric Mas (ESP) (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 24)
 Lluís Mas (ESP) (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 30)
 Sebastián Mora (ESP) (1988-02-19)19 February 1988 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Mathias Norsgaard (DEN) (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 22)
 Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 30)
 Antonio Pedrero (ESP) (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 28)
 Eduard Prades (ESP) (1987-08-09)9 August 1987 (aged 32)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 34)
 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 34)
 Einer Rubio (COL) (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 21)
 Sergio Samitier (ESP) (1995-08-31)31 August 1995 (aged 24)
 Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 28)
 Marc Soler (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 26)
 Albert Torres (ESP) (1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 29)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 39)
 Carlos Verona (ESP) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 27)
 Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 28)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
1 FebruaryPollença - AndratxUCI Europe Tour Marc Soler (ESP) SpainAndratx
2 FebruaryVuelta a San Juan, Teams classificationUCI America Tour
UCI ProSeries		[N 1] Argentina
14 SeptemberTirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Héctor Carretero (ESP) Italy
20 SeptemberTour de France, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2] France
21 OctoberVuelta a España, Stage 2UCI World Tour Marc Soler (ESP) SpainLekunberri
8 NovemberVuelta a España, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Enric Mas (ESP) Spain
8 NovemberVuelta a España, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Spain

National, Continental and World champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation

Footnotes
  1. The riders in the squad were Carlos Betancur, Iñigo Elosegui, Johan Jacobs, Sebastián Mora, Nelson Oliveira, and Eduardo Sepúlveda.
  2. The riders in the squad were Dario Cataldo, Imanol Erviti, Enric Mas, Nelson Oliveira, José Joaquín Rojas, Marc Soler, Alejandro Valverde, and Carlos Verona.
  3. The riders in the squad were Jorge Arcas, Imanol Erviti, Enric Mas, Nelson Oliveira, José Joaquín Rojas, Marc Soler, Alejandro Valverde, and Carlos Verona.

References
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  4. "MOVISTAR TEAM MAKES HUGE GAMBLE ON YOUTH IN 2020". 27 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "EXPERT ITALIANS CATALDO, VILLELLA SIGN WITH MOVISTAR TEAM". 14 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "GABRIEL CULLAIGH BECOMES MOVISTAR TEAM'S FIRST SIGNING FOR 2020". 5 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. "IÑIGO ELOSEGUI TO RACE IN MOVISTAR TEAM COLOURS IN 2020". 7 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. "HOLLMANN, JORGENSON INCREASE MOVISTAR TEAM'S YOUTH DEPTH". 4 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. "JOHAN JACOBS: SWISS POWER FOR THE MOVISTAR TEAM". 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. "ENRIC MAS BECOMES MOVISTAR TEAM'S MAIN PILLAR FOR THE FUTURE". 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. "ALBERT TORRES AND SEBASTIÁN MORA JOIN THE MOVISTAR TEAM". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. "NORSGAARD SIGNS WITH MOVISTAR TEAM, PRADES EXTENDS". 26 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. "SAMITIER TAKES LEAP TOWARDS WORLDTOUR WITH MOVISTAR TEAM". 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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  17. Long, Jonny (19 November 2019). "Daniele Bennati retires due to back pain after 18 years as a professional". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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  20. Benson, Daniel (19 September 2019). "Mikel Landa ready to lead at Bahrain Merida after 'complicated' Movistar years". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  21. Benson, Daniel (17 December 2019). "Sutterlin: I want to focus on the Classics". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  22. "Bahrain-Merida announce six new signings, including Pello Bilbao, Eros Capecchi and Marco Haller". CyclingNews. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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