2021 Movistar Team (men's team) season

The 2021 season for Movistar Team was the 42nd season in the team's existence and the 11th season under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Movistar Team
2021 season
Movistar Canyon bicycles at Paris–Nice
UCI codeMOV
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank11th
Manager Eusebio Unzué (ESP)
Main sponsor(s)Telefónica
Based Spain
BicyclesCanyon
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages9
National Championships2
Most wins Miguel Ángel López (COL) (4)
Best ranked rider Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (11th)
Jersey
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Team roster

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As of 7 December 2021.[1][2][3][4][5]
Rider Date of birth
  Juan Diego Alba (COL) (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 23)
  Jorge Arcas (ESP) (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 28)
  Héctor Carretero (ESP) (1995-05-28)28 May 1995 (aged 25)
  Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 35)
  Gabriel Cullaigh (GBR) (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 24)
  Iñigo Elosegui (ESP) (1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 22)
  Imanol Erviti (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 37)
  Iván García Cortina (ESP) (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25)
  Abner González (PUR) (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 20)
  Juri Hollmann (GER) (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 21)
  Johan Jacobs (SUI) (1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 23)
  Matteo Jorgenson (USA) (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 21)
  Miguel Ángel López[a] (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 26)
  Enric Mas (ESP) (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 25)
  Lluís Mas (ESP) (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
  Sebastián Mora (ESP) (1988-02-19)19 February 1988 (aged 32)
  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 26)
  Mathias Norsgaard (DEN) (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 23)
  Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 31)
  Antonio Pedrero (ESP) (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 29)
  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 35)
  Einer Rubio (COL) (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22)
  Sergio Samitier (ESP) (1995-08-31)31 August 1995 (aged 25)
  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) (1994-08-17)17 August 1994 (aged 26)
  Marc Soler (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 27)
  Albert Torres (ESP) (1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 30)
  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 40)
  Carlos Verona (ESP) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 28)
  Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 29)
  1. ^ López and Movistar Team mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 1 October after his sudden abandon on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España earlier that month.[6][7]

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
3 April GP Miguel Induráin UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain Estella [23]
16 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Enric Mas (ESP)   Spain Dos Aguas (Alto de la Reina) [24]
18 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
[a]   Spain [25]
30 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Marc Soler (ESP)   Switzerland Estavayer [26]
1 May Vuelta Asturias, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Héctor Carretero (ESP)   Spain Cangas del Narcea [27]
2 May Vuelta Asturias, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [b]   Spain [28]
18 May Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP)   Spain Zahara de la Sierra [29]
20 May Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Miguel Ángel López (COL)   Spain Villarrodrigo [30]
22 May Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Miguel Ángel López (COL)   Spain [31][32]
22 May Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
[c]   Spain [32]
4 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   France Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse [33]
8 June Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge UCI Europe Tour   Miguel Ángel López (COL)   France Mont Ventoux [34]
12 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Antonio Pedrero (ESP)   France Le Mourtis [35]
13 June Route d'Occitanie, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Antonio Pedrero (ESP)   France [36]
7 August Vuelta a Burgos, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Einer Rubio (COL)   Spain [37]
15 August Volta a Portugal, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour   Abner González (PUR)   Portugal [38]
2 September Vuelta a España, Stage 18 UCI World Tour   Miguel Ángel López (COL)   Spain Altu d'El Gamoniteiru [es] [39][40]
30 September Giro di Sicilia, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Italy Caronia [41]

National, Continental, and World Champions

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
26 June Puerto Rico National Time Trial Championships     Abner González (PUR)   Puerto Rico Arecibo [42]
27 June Puerto Rico National Road Race Championships     Abner González (PUR)   Puerto Rico Ciales [43][44]

Notes

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References

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