2017 Movistar Team season explained

Team:	Movistar Team
Season:	2017
Men:	yes
Ucicode:	MOV
Status:	UCI WorldTeam
Manager:	Eusebio Unzué
Sponsor:	Telefónica
Base:	Spain
Bikes:	Canyon
Groupset:	Campagnolo
Onedaywins:	6
Stageraceoverall:	6
Stageracestages:	17
Natcwins:	2
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2017 season

Rider	2016 team
Carlos Barbero^[1]
Daniele Bennati^[2]
Nuno Bico
Héctor Carretero	neo-pro
Víctor de la Parte

Riders who left the team during or after the 2016 season

Rider	2017 team
Ion Izagirre^[3]
Juan José Lobato^[4]
Javier Moreno^[5]
Francisco Ventoso^[6]
Giovanni Visconti^[7]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4				Llucena
	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall
	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification		^[8]
					Murcia
	Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1				Granada
	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3				Sagres
	Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall
	Volta ao Alentejo, Overall
	Volta ao Alentejo, Points classification
	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4				Monte Terminillo
	Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall
	Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification		^[9]
	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 3				La Molina
	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5				Lo Port
	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7				Barcelona
	Volta a Catalunya, Overall
	Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification
	Volta a Catalunya, Youth classification
	Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification		^[10]
					Logroño
	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 3				Angers
	Circuit de la Sarthe, Teams classification		^[11]
	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5				Eibar
	Tour of the Basque Country, Overall
	Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification
					Amorebieta
					Huy
					Ans
	Tour de Romandie, Teams classification		^[12]
	Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2				Alto del Acebo
	Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 2				Valdemoro
	Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 3				Madrid
	Giro d'Italia, Stage 8				Peschici
	Giro d'Italia, Stage 9				Blockhaus
	Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 3				León
	Giro d'Italia, Teams classification		^[13]
	Hammer Series, Stage 1		Team stage^[14]		Vaals
	Route du Sud, Youth classification
					Getxo
	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4				Clunia

National, Continental and World champions 2017

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
					Soria
					Soria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barbero to Movistar, Mathis to Katusha . 10 October 2016 . . 9 April 2017.
2. Web site: Bennati signs for Movistar . 16 August 2016 . . 9 April 2017.
3. Web site: Ion Izagirre set to break Movistar contract and join Bahrain Merida . 21 September 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 9 April 2017.
4. Web site: Juan Jose Lobato signs for LottoNL-Jumbo . 1 August 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 9 April 2017.
5. Web site: Javier Moreno signs with Bahrain Merida for 2017 . 30 September 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 9 April 2017.
6. Web site: Ventoso joins BMC Racing in 2017 . 27 September 2016 . . 9 April 2017 .
7. Web site: Bahrain Merida sign Visconti and Boaro . 11 August 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 9 April 2017.
8. The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, Andrey Amador, Jonathan Castroviejo, Víctor de la Parte, Jesús Herrada, José Herrada, Daniel Moreno and Dayer Quintana
9. The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, Andrey Amador, Daniele Bennati, Jonathan Castroviejo, Alex Dowsett, Daniel Moreno, Nelson Oliveira and Jasha Sütterlin
10. The riders on the squad were Alejandro Valverde, Jonathan Castroviejo, Andrey Amador, José Joaquín Rojas, Rubén Fernández, Imanol Erviti, Nelson Oliveira and Marc Soler
11. The riders on the squad were Daniele Bennati, Jonathan Castroviejo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Alex Dowsett, Jorge Arcas, Carlos Barbero and Carlos Betancur
12. The riders on the squad were Alex Dowsett, Rubén Fernández, Jesús Herrada, Carlos Betancur, Richard Carapaz, Winner Anacona, Andrey Amador and Jonathan Castroviejo
13. The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, Andrey Amador, Winner Anacona, Daniele Bennati, Víctor de la Parte, José Herrada, Gorka Izagirre, José Joaquín Rojas and Rory Sutherland
14. The riders on the squad were Carlos Barbero, Carlos Betancur, Héctor Carretero, Nelson Oliveira, Alex Dowsett, Nuno Bico and Marc Soler