Oh, and good news for those who might have been concerned about Movistar ruining another jersey: Telco'm had already issued an absolutely pathetic Puerto Rican national jersey, so Abner González' kit won't be any worse.
All joking aside, though, I like the pickup. He was 5th overall in the Copa España amateur rankings, and he's 18 months younger than the youngest rider above him, Spiuk's David Martín. Jordi López, in 2nd overall, is out of Movistar's feeder and 2 years older, but he's going to Kern Pharma with other middle-grounders like Martí Márquez and Kiko Galván while Abner is coming from outside their setup straight to the top floor - though it might have been a case where they decided they liked what they saw (I can definitely see why Unzué would like his skillset and the fact that he acquitted himself so well in Spain's amateur scene as a 19-year-old) and getting him straight up to the Pro team was the only way to facilitate that. And he thereby becomes the most successful product of the Inteja Dominican project, and he's not a Dominican...
All joking aside, though, I like the pickup. He was 5th overall in the Copa España amateur rankings, and he's 18 months younger than the youngest rider above him, Spiuk's David Martín. Jordi López, in 2nd overall, is out of Movistar's feeder and 2 years older, but he's going to Kern Pharma with other middle-grounders like Martí Márquez and Kiko Galván while Abner is coming from outside their setup straight to the top floor - though it might have been a case where they decided they liked what they saw (I can definitely see why Unzué would like his skillset and the fact that he acquitted himself so well in Spain's amateur scene as a 19-year-old) and getting him straight up to the Pro team was the only way to facilitate that. And he thereby becomes the most successful product of the Inteja Dominican project, and he's not a Dominican...