Teams & Riders Team Movistar-thread

[Fantastico]

Mas should be fine for the TDF. He’s just bruised up. He’s in better form than he has ever been going into July. After the crash they told him to shut it down for the Dauphine and focus on July.

The more important question is: Can he stay on his bike for once this year at the TdF? He crashed out of Tirreno, crashed at the last stage of Itzulia losing a big chunk of time and crashed out of the Dauphiné again.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

It is worrying that Mas crashed in Tirreno, Itzulia and Dauphine. With the crashes he has two DNF and a 9th place. Withou crashes he would've probably had 3 x top 5.

 

[Fantastico]

It is worrying that Mas crashed in Tirreno, Itzulia and Dauphine. With the crashes he has two DNF and a 9th place. Withou crashes he would've probably had 3 x top 5.

Yes, he seemed to be in better form than last year, but in the end came away empty-handed. That's also a reason for Movistar's lack of points.

 

[tobydawq]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1570314534677581824

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1570314534677581824


Apparently, the third season of the documentary should finally be on Netflix. It isn't yet, though, but hopefully soon.

 

[Rollthedice]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1570314534677581824

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1570314534677581824


Apparently, the third season of the documentary should finally be on Netflix. It isn't yet, though, but hopefully soon.

It is.

Superman Lopez : "Well, that's it for me. It's been fun gentlemen."

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Interesting transfer rumours lately:
Gaviria is said to be signed for 2023. I think it’s a good signing. He should still be good enough to stack up good results in smaller classics and perhaps even a Giro stage is within range? Together with Kanter he should be a good point collector.

Guereirro is said to terminate the contract with EF and coming to Movistar instead for next season. He would be a brilliant signing. Strong enough to make a difference as a domestique for Mas, good enough to win big in breakaways and good enough to get good results in smaller races.

Carlos Rodriguez is said to be on his way to Movistar when his contract with Ineos runs out after 2023 season. It is key for a Spanish team to sign one of the greatest Spanish riders of his generation if they want to remain one of the bigger teams in the world.

 

[perico]

This team is on fire!!! Mas, Valverde, and now Garcia Cortina. They are cleaning up!

 

[Blanco]

They're making a tribute to Great Alejandro, but the last act is on Saturday and must be performed by the great man himself.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Movistar has come into their own once the relegation threat bypassed them.

 

[perico]

Another day, another win for the Movistar boys. The team of the second half of the year.

 

[Fantastico]

Not sure if it was posted somewhere already, but with the World Tour place secured, Movistar could see a significant rise in budget. Considering that they might possibly also free some budget by Valverde leaving (even if he will stay part of the team in another role), this should give them a lot of opportunities.

https://www.velonews.com/news/road/report-movistar-to-see-budget-double-in-2023-with-new-backing-from-repsol/

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Double budget -> buying Rodriguez out of his Ineos contract??

 

[jmdirt]

How will Gav do at Movistar? Hopefully well.

 

[Monte Serra]

Eusebio and his crew signed a (probably lucrative) deal with the Saudis.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1584561587217522688

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1584561587217522688

 

[hrotha]

The Friars The Sheiks

 

[Libertine Seguros]

No wonder the budget was going up. There was me thinking it was something as "benign" as Repsol.

 

[Samamba]

Another disgusting team to add to the list.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Boooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Mayomaniac]

I guess the Taliban didn't have enough money, so they went to the next best thing...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I guess we can congratulate Mostafa al-Rabie on his WT contract before long.

Ali al-Shaykhahmed and Hani al-Marhoon to Lizarte would be more plausible as a first step towards joining the likes of Bahrain and UAE with their token locals though.

I also note a lot more of the Saudis' traditional enemy, the Iranian teams going CT again, suggests we may have a few more races coming back into operation there, even if the good old days of Tabriz Petrochemical and Pishgaman Yazd riding around with blood like tar are lost to time.

 

[Salvarani]

More sport washing, sadly.

But Movistar will surely be one of the teams with the most money. Could take a couple of years but will surely be able to challenge the likes of Ineos, JV and UAE a bit more now.

 

[Blanco]

Another disgusting team to add to the list.

Half of the World is buying Saudi oil, and they're all ok with that, but somehow Movistar is disgusting for sponsorship with them..

 

[ice&fire]

Meanwhile, the team staff is celebrating...

 

[hrotha]

Half of the World is buying Saudi oil, and they're all ok with that, but somehow Movistar is disgusting for sponsorship with them..

When you fill up your car's tank the gasoline doesn't come with an MBS sticker

Plus some would argue that oil is kinda essential in a way most professional cycling teams aren't

 

[Fantastico]

Half of the World is buying Saudi oil, and they're all ok with that, but somehow Movistar is disgusting for sponsorship with them..

Not sure if I'm missing something, but reading the article it doesn't seem like a classical sponsorship at all. Just to be clear, I don't like them dealing with the Saudis in any capacity, but the information in the announcement is really vague. So I think it's way too early to make assessments on how this cooperation might affect their budget.