2015 Movistar Team season

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
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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

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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

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
21 January Tour Down Under, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Juan José Lobato (ESP)  Australia Stirling
23 January Tour de San Luis, Stage 5 UCI America Tour  Adriano Malori (ITA)  Argentina San Luis
25 January Tour Down Under, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 1]  Australia
31 January Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana UCI Europe Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Deià
8 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)  Qatar Sealine Beach Resort
18 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1b UCI Europe Tour  Javier Moreno (ESP)  Spain Coria del Río
19 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Juan José Lobato (ESP)  Spain Lucena
22 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Juan José Lobato (ESP)  Spain Alhaurín de la Torre
11 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Adriano Malori (ITA)  Italy Lido di Camaiore
15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Italy Terminillo
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Italy
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Nairo Quintana (COL)  Italy
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]  Italy
24 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Olot
27 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Valls
29 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Barcelona
8 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2b UCI Europe Tour  Adriano Malori (ITA)  France Angers
12 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour  José Herrada (ESP)  Spain Amorebieta
19 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Spanish rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Beñat Intxausti (ESP)  Spain
19 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]  Spain
22 April La Flèche Wallonne UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Belgium Huy
26 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Belgium Ans
2 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Igor Antón (ESP)  Spain Pola de Lena
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Jesús Herrada (ESP)  Spain Oviedo
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Igor Antón (ESP)  Spain
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Jesús Herrada (ESP)  Spain
3 May Vuelta a Asturias, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  Spain
16 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  Beñat Intxausti (ESP)  Italy Campitello Matese
16 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Alex Dowsett (GBR)  Germany Haßfurt
17 May Bayern–Rundfahrt, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Alex Dowsett (GBR)  Germany
31 May Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)  Italy
14 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5]  France
26 July Tour de France, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Nairo Quintana (COL)  France
26 July Tour de France, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6]  France
8 August Tour de Pologne, Overall UCI World Tour  Ion Izagirre (ESP)  Poland
19 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  José Herrada (ESP)  France Lissac-sur-Couze
25 August Vuelta a España, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Vejer de la Frontera
27 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Adriano Malori (ITA)  France Loudun
28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 7]  France
13 September Vuelta a España, Points classification UCI World Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain
13 September Vuelta a España, Team classification UCI World Tour [N 8]  Spain

National, Continental and World champions 2015

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
24 June Italian National Time Trial Champion
 Adriano Malori (ITA)  Italy Bogogno
25 June British National Time Trial Champion
 Alex Dowsett (GBR)  United Kingdom Cadwell Park
26 June Spanish National Time Trial Champion
 Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)  Spain Cáceres
28 June Spanish National Road Race Champion
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Spain Cáceres

Footnotes

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References

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  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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