Teams & Riders Team Movistar-thread

[movingtarget]

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Really making me believe they won the Giro by accident

They had some help from other teams..........some who should have known better.

 

[Lequack]

Nibali is doing the tour, maybe he can help Movistar win again.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Nibali is doing the tour, maybe he can help Movistar win again.

He will be holding hands with G while Quintana and Landa run away with the Tour! LOL.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Now there is no one between him and the yellow dream

 

[KZD]

Now there is no wheel to suck for Quintana

 

[ice&fire]

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Now there is no one between him and the yellow dream

Giro 2017 anyone?

 

[Escarabajo]

Are there any official news about the Tour team?

 

[Koronin]

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Are there any official news about the Tour team?

Likely Monday. I've never seen them release the final Tour list until after the National Championships are over.

 

[Escarabajo]

That's what I thought!
Oh well, we'll wait.

 

[perico]

Nairo Quintana, Mikel Landa, Alejandro Valverde, Marc Soler, Andrey Amador, Carlos Verona, Imanol Erviti and Nelson Oliveira

 

[Koronin]

Interesting that Anacona is the one left off the team from Movistar's released shot list.

 

[glassmoon]

They're going for the team classification, aren't they

 

[Koronin]

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They're going for the team classification, aren't they

Well that should be one they can with this team.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Team classification and the Green jersey for Valverde it is then. The rest can be little helpers along the way.

 

[Koronin]

Team classification and the Green jersey for Valverde it is then. The rest can be little helpers along the way.

Valverde isn't a fast enough sprinter to get enough points against Sagan on the flat stages. What he said in an interview today, sounds like maybe stage hunting is what he's more interested in.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Movistar doesn't look like a team, but like three guys in the same shirt riding against each other for seventh place.

 

[SHAD0W93]

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Movistar doesn't look like a team, but like three guys in the same shirt riding against each other for seventh place.

Hinault vs Lemond but without the winning.

 

[Koronin]

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Movistar doesn't look like a team, but like three guys in the same shirt riding against each other for seventh place.

Valverde isn't racing for GC.

 

[starlord]

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Movistar doesn't look like a team, but like three guys in the same shirt riding against each other for seventh place.

Valverde isn't racing for GC.

Yeah he's helping Quintana and Landa... I wouldn't believe a word Valverde is saying

 

[Koronin]

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Movistar doesn't look like a team, but like three guys in the same shirt riding against each other for seventh place.

Valverde isn't racing for GC.

Yeah he's helping Quintana and Landa... I wouldn't believe a word Valverde is saying

That's more believable than his comment yesterday that he didn't expect Alaphilippe to attack from where he did to try to win the stage then. Um, this is like the 3rd time he's done exactly that this year. How exactly, was what Alaphilippe did unexpected?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Tomorrow is when Nairo becomes number 1 in the team and puts the other 2 in their place. He needs to be up there with the winner if not the winner.

 

[ice&fire]

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Tomorrow is when Nairo becomes number 1 in the team and puts the other 2 in their place. He needs to be up there with the winner if not the winner.

Nairo attacked last Monday at the climb with no bonus seconds, so I guess he should find his focus first.

 

[Koronin]

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Tomorrow is when Nairo becomes number 1 in the team and puts the other 2 in their place. He needs to be up there with the winner if not the winner.

Except that the final climb tomorrow is much better suited to Valverde to win the stage as long as the break doesn't take the stage win. Also Valverde is NOT racing for GC as he keeps telling everyone that. He's there to be a mediator between Quintana and Landa and to go stage hunting.

 

[Moviestar]

With all the rumours, i'm very curious to see how Unzue will give shape to Movistar in 2020.

For now probably four new signings with Enric Mas, Dario Cataldo, Oscar Rodriguez and Inigo Elosegui and the probable extenstions with Rojas, Erviti, Carretero, Castrillo, Lluis Mas and Oliveira. Unzue negotiates also with De La Cruz, Fraile and Villela. Benoot (Sunweb) and Bouhanni (Arkea) turned the offers of Movistar already down.
https://as.com/ciclismo/2019/07/12/tour_francia/1562958282_567060.amp.html

Assuming the departure of Carapaz and Quintana, there will be budget left to extend the contract of Landa i hope.

 

[Moviestar]

The same article also mentions the possibility of a cooperation between Canyon, Movistar and Vd. Poel. But i think that's not realistic at the moment.