2012 Movistar Team season

2012 Movistar Team season
Manager Eusebio Unzué
One-day victories 3
Stage race overall victories 6
Stage race stage victories 18
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The 2012 season for Movistar Team 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

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Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

Rider Date of birth
  Andrey Amador (CRC) (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 25)
  Marvin Angarita[N 1] (COL) (1989-04-11)11 April 1989 (aged 22)
  David Arroyo (ESP) (1980-01-07)7 January 1980 (aged 31)
  Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 37)
  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 24)
  Juan José Cobo (ESP) (1981-02-11)11 February 1981 (aged 30)
  Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 25)
  Imanol Erviti (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 28)
  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) (1978-11-27)27 November 1978 (aged 33)
  Jesús Herrada (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 21)
  José Herrada (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 26)
  Beñat Intxausti (ESP) (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 25)
  Javier Iriarte (ESP) (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 25)
  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) (1981-06-28)28 June 1981 (aged 30)
  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 26)
  Pablo Lastras (ESP) (1976-01-20)20 January 1976 (aged 35)
  David Lopez (ESP) (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 30)
  Angel Madrazo (ESP) (1988-07-30)30 July 1988 (aged 23)
  Javier Moreno (ESP) (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 27)
  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) (1984-01-16)16 January 1984 (aged 27)
  Rubén Plaza (ESP) (1980-02-29)29 February 1980 (aged 31)
  Nairo Quintana (COL) (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 21)
  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 26)
  Branislau Samoilau (BLR) (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 26)
  Enrique Sanz (ESP) (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 22)
  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 31)
  Francisco Ventoso (ESP) (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 29)
  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 28)

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
21 January Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Australia Willunga
21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain Lucena
23 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
23 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
23 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Combination classification UCI Europe Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
3 March Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain Sierra Espuña
4 March Vuelta a Murcia, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain
4 March Vuelta a Murcia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)   Spain
4 March Vuelta a Murcia, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]   Spain
6 March Paris–Nice, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   France Lac de Vassivière
2 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 1 UCI World Tour   José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)   Spain Güeñes
5 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Francisco Ventoso (ESP)   France Pré-en-Pail
8 April Klasika Primavera UCI Europe Tour   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Spain Amorebieta
15 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Javier Moreno (ESP)   Spain
15 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Javier Moreno (ESP)   Spain
15 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Combination classification UCI Europe Tour   Javier Moreno (ESP)   Spain
15 April Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]   Spain
28 April Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2a UCI Europe Tour   Jesús Herrada (ESP)   Spain Avilés
29 April Vuelta a Asturias, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Beñat Intxausti (ESP)   Spain
29 April Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Beñat Intxausti (ESP)   Spain
29 April Vuelta a Asturias, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]   Spain
5 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)   Spain Madrid
6 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour   Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)   Spain
6 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Spain
6 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 5]   Spain
14 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 9 UCI World Tour   Francisco Ventoso (ESP)   Italy Frosinone
19 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 UCI World Tour   Andrey Amador (CRC)   Italy Cervinia
9 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   France Morzine
10 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 UCI World Tour   Rui Costa (POR)    Switzerland Verbier
16 June Route du Sud, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   France Arras-en-Lavedan
17 June Tour de Suisse, Overall UCI World Tour   Rui Costa (POR)    Switzerland
17 June Route du Sud, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   France
19 July Tour de France, Stage 17 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   France Peyragudes
31 July Circuito de Getxo UCI Europe Tour   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Spain Getxo
5 August Vuelta a Burgos, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour   Sergio Pardilla (ESP)   Spain
5 August Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 6]   Spain
18 August Vuelta a España, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team time trial[N 7]   Spain Pamplona
20 August Vuelta a España, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain EibarArrate
24 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour   Francisco Ventoso (ESP)   France Poitiers
24 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 8]   France
25 August Vuelta a España, Stage 8 UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Andorra Andorra–Collada de la Gallina
9 September Vuelta a España, Points classification UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
9 September Vuelta a España, Combination classification UCI World Tour   Alejandro Valverde (ESP)   Spain
9 September Vuelta a España, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 7]   Spain
6 October Giro dell'Emilia UCI Europe Tour   Nairo Quintana (COL)   Italy Bologna

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Movistar Team (MOV) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Stokes, Shane (30 December 2011). "Juan Jose Cobo signs two year contract with Movistar team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ^ "El Movistar Team se hace con los servicios de Javi Moreno y José Herrada" [The Movistar Team is serviced by Javi Moreno and Jose Herrada]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Reuters. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Castroviejo confirmed for Movistar". Cycling News. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. ^ Stokes, Shane (4 October 2011). "Former Tour de l'Avenir winner Nairo Quintana signs with Movistar". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Karpets to Movistar, Bruseghin extends". Cycling News. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Brendan (23 May 2011). "Spanish rider Xavier Tondo dies in garage accident". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  8. ^ Stokes, Shane (15 January 2012). "Mauricio Soler states he's surprising doctors with his progress". VeloNation. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Garcia Acosta calls time on professional career". Cycling News. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Carlos Oyarzun, campeón Nacional de CRI y Ruta" [Carlos Oyarzun, ITT and road national champion]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Gurenet Teknologia S.L. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Luis Pasamontes explica su paso al Movistar continental: "Va a ser una experiencia vital"" [Luis Pasamontes explains his way to continental Movistar: "It will be a life experience"]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Gurenet Teknologia S.L. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Es oficial, Fran Pérez (Movistar) se pasa al mountain bike: "Es un reto apasionante"" [It's official, Fran Pérez (Movistar) is moving to the mountain bike: "It's an exciting challenge"]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Gurenet Teknologia S.L. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.