Official Movistar Thread - New Unzue's Team

[Elminutobueno]

Seems to be the project needed by spanish cycling, with almost all his stars on foreign teams.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/unzue-targets-contador-for-movistar

Eusebio Unzue is trying to sign Contador since 2009, now it's gonna be 2013?

But, of course, this is the rider the team wants to reach the goal: be a spanish dream team. What this could be?

Another important point: Valverde back in 2012, so 2011 is going to be, apparently, a transitional year.

Anyway, good to see alive a team that started in 1980, won a Tour with Perico Delgado in 1988, five with Indurain, and had a second place with Zulle in 1999. Plus 3 Vueltas (1989, 1998, 2009) and 2 Giros (1992, 1993).

 

[taiwan]

Was Banesto the very first incarnation of this team?

[edit]

No, Reynolds was.

THX.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

No, Reynolds was.

 

[Vonn Brinkman]

Another important point: Valverde back in 2012, so 2011 is going to be, apparently, a transitional year.

That will probably be the case.
It's good to see that Unzue takes such confidence in Valverde. after all, he does entertain, I believe.

 

[khardung la]

Anyway, good to see alive a team that started in 1980, won a Tour with Perico Delgado in 1988, five with Indurain, and had a second place with Zulle in 1999. Plus 3 Vueltas (1989, 1998, 2009) and 2 Giros (1992, 1993).

What about Pereiro???

 

[satelite]

What about Pereiro???

Exactly! Pereiro won the Landi's 2006 Tour of France.

 

[icefire]

Glad to see the team does not disappear. Let's see what their new jersey looks like (it has to be blue) and whether their Spanish champion looks as good as this year's if he stays in the team:

 

[DAOTEC]

Good job Elminutobueno you must be their biggest fan

Finally Valverde's grail is saved by a star ...

 

[taiwan]

Sorry to repost, but can't help thinking we'll see some riders rolling back the clock (not the same team I know).

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Rubén? Well, he did an ITT at 56,2km/h in the Vuelta in those days (wind assisted). Do you know, he's never finished outside the top 12 in a Grand Tour?

The loss of the Caisse Spanish champs' jersey is perhaps the saddest thing about them leaving the sport. It's the best champions' jersey in the péloton by a mile.

 

[hrotha]

Movistar will be less green and more yellow.

 

[Elminutobueno]

Oh! Sorry to forgot Pereiro, there wasn't any dark intention behind!

So it's 7 Tours (with 3 different riders); 2 Giros (Indurain); 3 Vueltas (with 3 different riders: Perico; Olano; Valverde).

And 2 Monuments: LBL with Valverde 06 and 08.

Sorry for repeating information, just in case somebody is no familiar with the structure:

1980-1989: Reynolds. (Perico, Arroyo)

1990-2000: Banesto (Indurain, Olano, Zulle)

2001-2003: Ibanesto (Mancebo)

2004-2005: Illes Balears (Mancebo, Valverde)

2006-2010: Caisse D'épargne (Valverde)

2011-: Movistar (Luis León Sánchez, and Valverde again on 2012)

The longest running structure in pro cycling, and with more GT wins after Bruyneel's structures.

 

[La Pandera]

Oh! Sorry to forgot Pereiro, there wasn't any dark intention behind!

So it's 7 Tours (with 3 different riders); 2 Giros (Indurain); 3 Vueltas (with 3 different riders: Perico; Olano; Valverde).

And 2 Monuments: LBL with Valverde 06 and 08.

Sorry for repeating information, just in case somebody is no familiar with the structure:

1980-1989: Reynolds. (Perico, Arroyo)

1990-2000: Banesto (Indurain, Olano, Zulle)

2001-2003: Ibanesto (Mancebo)

2004-2005: Illes Balears (Mancebo, Valverde)

2006-2010: Caisse D'épargne (Valverde)

2011-: Movistar (Luis León Sánchez, and Valverde again on 2012)

The longest running structure in pro cycling, and with more GT wins after Bruyneel's structures.

Wasn't Menchov with Illes Balears before he joined up with Rabobank?

 

[Elminutobueno]

Wasn't Menchov with Illes Balears before he joined up with Rabobank?

Yes, until 2004, and he just started to win the next year! Anyway, he gave a white jersey in the Tour to Ibanesto.

There where also other important riders on the different incarnations of the structure: Rubén Gorospe, Melcior Mauri, Jean-François Bernard, Andrew Hampsten, Vladimir Karpets, José María Jiménez, Leonador Piepoli...

 

[hrotha]

Personally I'm a fan of their half-assed attempts to get into the French market starting with Heulot, Philippot, Damien Nazon, Davy... It never quite worked out.

(I don't count the Frenchies in Caisse because it's a slightly different concept)

 

[BroDeal]

What about Pereiro???

No one counts that.

 

[craig1985]

No one counts that.

I don't consider anybody to be the winner.

 

[Ryaguas]

No one counts that.

I count him!!!

 

[DAOTEC]

Scroll down for the update !

 

[DAOTEC]

who is next ?

Scroll down for the update !

 

[jaylew]

Awesome! I knew he would be back this year. Even better, it's with Movistar!

DAOTEC, you forgot his 2006 Vuelta stage win over Hushovd, McEwen, and Zabel. It hasn't worked out that way but at one time I thought he was going to be the next Freire.

 

[Michele]

Glad for Ventoso.
He deserve to be back to a big team.

 

[the3verB]

No one counts that

it s mean you don 't consider Menchov as the winner of the '05 vuelta?!

 

[turtlesoup]

any idea when they will unveil their kit? If you look at the movistar motorcycle team its the blue and green so i imagine it will look alot like the photo posted earlier.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Expect a colourscheme like this