2012 Movistar Team season explained

2012 Movistar Team season

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One-day victories

Stage race overall victories

Stage race stage victories

The 2012 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.^[1]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season

Rider	2011 team
Giovanni Visconti	^[2]
Javier Moreno
José Herrada	^[3]
Jonathan Castroviejo	^[4]
Nairo Quintana	^[5]
Vladimir Karpets	^[6]
Alejandro Valverde	suspended (2010)
Juan José Cobo

Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season

Rider	2012 team
Xavier Tondo	Deceased^[7]
Mauricio Soler	Still recovering from injuries sustained at the 2011 Tour de Suisse^[8]
José Vicente García	Retired^[9]
Carlos Oyarzun	Triciclo-USM^[10]
Luis Pasamontes	^[11]
Francisco Pérez	Retired to compete in mountain biking^[12]

Season victories

Race	Rider	Location
Tour Down Under, Stage 5		Willunga
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2		Lucena
Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall
Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification
Vuelta a Andalucía, Combination classification
Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 1		Sierra Espuña
Vuelta a Murcia, Overall
Vuelta a Murcia, Points classification
Vuelta a Murcia, Teams classification	^[13]
Paris–Nice, Stage 3		Lac de Vassivière
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 1		Güeñes
Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4		Pré-en-Pail
		Amorebieta
Vuelta a Castilla y León, Overall
Vuelta a Castilla y León, Points classification
Vuelta a Castilla y León, Combination classification
Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification	^[14]
Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2a		Avilés
Vuelta a Asturias, Overall
Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification
Vuelta a Asturias, Teams classification	^[15]
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 1		Madrid
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Sprints classification
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Young rider classification
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Teams classification	^[16]
Giro d'Italia, Stage 9		Frosinone
Giro d'Italia, Stage 14		Cervinia
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6		Morzine
Tour de Suisse, Stage 2		Verbier
Route du Sud, Stage 3		Arras-en-Lavedan
Tour de Suisse, Overall
Route du Sud, Overall
Tour de France, Stage 17		Peyragudes
		Getxo
Vuelta a Burgos, Mountains classification
Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification	^[17]
Vuelta a España, Stage 1	Team time trial^[18]	Pamplona
Vuelta a España, Stage 3		Eibar–Arrate
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 5		Poitiers
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification	^[19]
Vuelta a España, Stage 8		Andorra–Collada de la Gallina
Vuelta a España, Points classification
Vuelta a España, Combination classification
Vuelta a España, Teams classification
		Bologna

Notes and References

Web site: Movistar Team (MOV) – ESP. 1 August 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
News: Juan Jose Cobo signs two year contract with Movistar team. Shane. Stokes. 30 December 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
News: El Movistar Team se hace con los servicios de Javi Moreno y José Herrada. Spanish. Marca. Unidad Editorial. 21 August 2011. 17 January 2012. The Movistar Team is serviced by Javi Moreno and Jose Herrada. Reuters.
News: Castroviejo confirmed for Movistar. Cycling News. 23 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
News: Former Tour de l'Avenir winner Nairo Quintana signs with Movistar. Shane. Stokes. 4 October 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
News: Karpets to Movistar, Bruseghin extends. Cycling News. 22 October 2011. 17 January 2012.
News: Spanish rider Xavier Tondo dies in garage accident. The Daily Telegraph. Brendan. Gallagher. 23 May 2011. 17 January 2012.
News: Mauricio Soler states he's surprising doctors with his progress. VeloNation. Shane. Stokes. 15 January 2012. 17 January 2012.
News: Garcia Acosta calls time on professional career. Cycling News. 26 October 2011. 17 January 2012.
News: Carlos Oyarzun, campeón Nacional de CRI y Ruta. Spanish. Carlos Oyarzun, ITT and road national champion. 11 April 2012. 20 April 2012. Biciciclismo. Gurenet Teknologia S.L..
News: Luis Pasamontes explica su paso al Movistar continental: "Va a ser una experiencia vital". Spanish. Luis Pasamontes explains his way to continental Movistar: "It will be a life experience". Biciciclismo. Gurenet Teknologia S.L.. 13 January 2012. 17 January 2012.
News: Es oficial, Fran Pérez (Movistar) se pasa al mountain bike: "Es un reto apasionante". Biciciclismo. Gurenet Teknologia S.L.. 3 January 2012. 17 January 2012. Spanish. It's official, Fran Pérez (Movistar) is moving to the mountain bike: "It's an exciting challenge".
The riders on the squad were Juan José Cobo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Jesús Herrada, Vladimir Karpets, Sergio Pardilla, Rubén Plaza and Nairo Quintana
The riders on the squad were Jonathan Castroviejo, David Arroyo, Sergio Pardilla, Vladimir Karpets, Javier Moreno, Juan José Cobo, Enrique Sanz and Rubén Plaza
The riders on the squad were Javier Moreno, Jesús Herrada, Marzio Bruseghin, Iván Gutiérrez, Beñat Intxausti, Ignatas Konovalovas, David López, and Enrique Sanz
The riders on the squad were David Arroyo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Juan José Cobo, Iván Gutiérrez, Jesús Herrada, Ignatas Konovalovas, Ángel Madrazo, and Javier Moreno
The riders on the squad were David Arroyo, Marzio Bruseghin, David López, Ángel Madrazo, Javier Moreno, Sergio Pardilla, Rubén Plaza, and Giovanni Visconti
The riders on the squad were Juan José Cobo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Imanol Erviti, Beñat Intxausti, Pablo Lastras, Javier Moreno, Nairo Quintana, José Joaquín Rojas, and Alejandro Valverde
The riders on the squad were Rui Costa, Vasil Kiryienka, Vladimir Karpets, Francisco Ventoso, Rubén Plaza, Iván Gutiérrez, Javier Iriarte, and Enrique Sanz