Movistar Team (Continental Team) Explained

Movistar Team
Code:MOT
Registered:Colombia
Disbanded:2017
Bicycles:Guerciotti
Generalmanager:Libardo Leyton
Discipline:Road
Status:Continental (2011–2012)
National (2013–2014)
UCI Continental (2015–2017)
Season:2011–2012
2013–2014
2015–2017
Oldname:Movistar Continental Team
Movistar Team América
Movistar Team
Kitimage:Movistar Team jersey.png

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]

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
  • National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
  • 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
  • National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
  • 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
  • National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
  • National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz
    2015
  • National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
  • National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz
    2016
  • National Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Carlos Ramírez
  • National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
  • 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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Biciciclismo.com: Web de referencia del ciclismo internacional en español. Biciciclismo. www.biciciclismo.com.
    2. Web site: El Movistar Team Continental se despide de las carreteras de América Latina en 2013. Movistar Team. 23 October 2012.
    3. Web site: Equipo de ciclismo Movistar Team seguir rodando por Latinoamerica – Deportes de Colombia y el Mundo – ELTIEMPO.COM. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130125174256/http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclismo/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-12517501.html. 2013-01-25.
    4. Web site: Colombia con tres equipos continentales UCI en el 2015. Enrique_editor. www.revistamundociclistico.com. 5 February 2015.
    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. Web site: Eight riders test positive at Vuelta a Colombia. Cyclingnews.com. 28 November 2017.
    7. Web site: Movistar Team 2016. www.procyclingstats.com.

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