Movistar Team
Team information
UCI codeMOT
RegisteredColombia
Founded2011 (2011)
Disbanded2017
Discipline(s)Road
StatusContinental (2011–2012)
National (2013–2014)
UCI Continental (2015–2017)
BicyclesGuerciotti
Key personnel
General managerLibardo Leyton
Team name history
2011–2012
2013–2014
2015–2017
Movistar Continental Team
Movistar Team América
Movistar Team
Movistar Team (Continental Team) jersey
Movistar Team (Continental Team) jersey
Jersey

Movistar Team (Continental Team) (UCI Code MOT) was a Colombian UCI Continental cycling team.

History

Creation

The team was set up in time for the 2011 season with Movistar sponsoring both the Continental team and Spanish UCI Pro Tour team to race in events on the UCI America Tour as well as those national events within its region.[1] The team is based in Bogotá, Colombia, and the management team is headed by former Colombian coach Libardo Leyton

On 2 June, the squad was presented officially and on 12 June and started the Tour of Colombia, where Byron Guamá achieved the first official victory for the team.

Disappearance of the continental team

In two years the squad ran 7 races out of Colombia, being three in 2011 (Tour of Venezuela, Vuelta a Chiriquí and Tour of Costa Rica) and four in 2012 (Vuelta al Táchira Vuelta del Uruguay, Classic International Tulcán y Vuelta al Mundo Maya). Although the team's goal was to be part of the principal races of the Latin American calendar, this could not be accomplished for different reasons;, organizational, logistical, legal as well as geographical. Therefore, on October 22, 2012, it was announced that the team would disband in 2013, with the last race that the team would participate in being the Vuelta al Mundo Maya.[2]

After the disappearance announced in January 2013, Movistar Colombia and Ecuador confirmed that they would unite forces to give continuity to the team but not linked to Movistar Team. With Bogotá as the team's headquarters and Libardo Leyton as general manager. The team was not registered with the UCI, becoming amateur and contesting races only in Colombia and Ecuador.[3]

Resurgence of the continental team

For the 2015 season, the team now named Movistar Team, re-applied for UCI Continental status.[4] with a roster of 10 cyclists, including the world champion para-cyclist Álvaro Galvis.[5]

The team disbanded again after the 2017 season.

Doping

On 28 November 2017 news broke that Óscar Soliz had tested positive for CERA at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia.[6]

Team roster

As of 26 December 2015.[7]

Rider Date of birth
 Jaime Castaneda (COL) (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986
 Wilson Cepeda (COL) (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989
 Yuber Contreras (COL) (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994
 Alvaro Duarte (COL) (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991
 Alvaro Galvis (COL) (1970-01-25) 25 January 1970
 Luis Miguel Martinez (COL) (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993
 Omar Mendoza (COL) (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989
Rider Date of birth
 Edwar Ortiz (COL) (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980
 Brayan Ramírez (COL) (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992
 Carlos Ramírez (COL) (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994
 Edwin Sanchez (COL) (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981
 Yors Santofimio (COL) (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995
 Óscar Soliz (BOL) (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985
 Cristian Talero (COL) (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990

Major wins

2011
Stages 2b & 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Fredy González
Stages 2, 8b, 11 & 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita
Stage Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita
Stages 5 (ITT) & 11 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica, Gregory Brenes
Stage 12 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica, Óscar Soliz
 Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
 Colombia Under-23 National Road Race Championships, Marvin Angarita
2012
Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
Stage 1 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Gregory Brenes
Stage 2 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Byron Guamá
Stage 3 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Alejandro Serna Toro
Stage 6 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Freddy Montaña
 Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
 Panama National Time Trial Championships, Ramon Carretero
2013
Stages 2 & 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Freddy Montaña
Bolivarian Games ITT, Brayan Ramírez
2014
Central American and Caribbean Games ITT, Brayan Ramírez
 Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
 Bolivia National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz
2015
 Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
 Bolivia National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz
2016
 Colombia National Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Carlos Ramírez
 Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
 Bolivia National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz

National champions

2011
Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
Colombian U23 Road Race Championship, Marvin Angarita
2012
Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
Panamanian Time Trial Championship, Ramon Carretero
2014
Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz
Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
2015
Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz
Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
2016
Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz
Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
Colombian U23 Time Trial Championship, Carlos Ramírez

References

  1. ↑ Biciciclismo. "Biciciclismo.com: Web de referencia del ciclismo internacional en español". www.biciciclismo.com.
  2. ↑ "El Movistar Team Continental se despide de las carreteras de América Latina en 2013". Movistar Team. 23 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Equipo de ciclismo Movistar Team seguir rodando por Latinoamerica – Deportes de Colombia y el Mundo – ELTIEMPO.COM". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25.
  4. ↑ Enrique_editor (5 February 2015). "Colombia con tres equipos continentales UCI en el 2015". www.revistamundociclistico.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ http://www.vanguardia.com/deportes/ciclismo/297932-santandereano-alvaro-galvis-hara-parte-del-movistar-team-america Santandereano Álvaro Galvis hará parte del Movistar Team América
  6. ↑ "Eight riders test positive at Vuelta a Colombia". Cyclingnews.com. 28 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Movistar Team 2016". www.procyclingstats.com.
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