2021 Movistar Team (men's team) season

The 2021 season for Movistar Team was the 42nd season in the team's existence and the 11th season under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Movistar Team
2021 season
Movistar Canyon bicycles at Paris–Nice
UCI codeMOV
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank11th
Manager Eusebio Unzué (ESP)
Main sponsor(s)Telefónica
Based Spain
BicyclesCanyon
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages9
National Championships2
Most Wins Miguel Ángel López (COL) (4)
Best ranked rider Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (11th)
Jersey

Team roster
As of 7 December 2021.[1][2][3][4][5]
Rider Date of birth
 Juan Diego Alba (COL) (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 23)
 Jorge Arcas (ESP) (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 28)
 Héctor Carretero (ESP) (1995-05-28)28 May 1995 (aged 25)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 35)
 Gabriel Cullaigh (GBR) (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 24)
 Iñigo Elosegui (ESP) (1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 22)
 Imanol Erviti (ESP) (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 37)
 Iván García Cortina (ESP) (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25)
 Abner González (PUR) (2000-10-09)9 October 2000 (aged 20)
 Juri Hollmann (GER) (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 21)
 Johan Jacobs (SUI) (1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 23)
 Matteo Jorgenson (USA) (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 21)
 Miguel Ángel López[lower-alpha 1] (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 26)
 Enric Mas (ESP) (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 25)
 Lluís Mas (ESP) (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Sebastián Mora (ESP) (1988-02-19)19 February 1988 (aged 32)
 Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 26)
 Mathias Norsgaard (DEN) (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 23)
 Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 31)
 Antonio Pedrero (ESP) (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 29)
 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 35)
 Einer Rubio (COL) (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22)
 Sergio Samitier (ESP) (1995-08-31)31 August 1995 (aged 25)
 Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) (1994-08-17)17 August 1994 (aged 26)
 Marc Soler (ESP) (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 27)
 Albert Torres (ESP) (1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 30)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 40)
 Carlos Verona (ESP) (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 28)
 Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 29)
  1. López and Movistar Team mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 1 October after his sudden abandon on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España earlier that month.[6][7]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
3 AprilGP Miguel InduráinUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) SpainEstella[23]
16 AprilVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Enric Mas (ESP) SpainDos Aguas (Alto de la Reina)[24]
18 AprilVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		[lower-alpha 1] Spain[25]
30 AprilTour de Romandie, Stage 3UCI World Tour Marc Soler (ESP)  SwitzerlandEstavayer[26]
1 MayVuelta Asturias, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Héctor Carretero (ESP) SpainCangas del Narcea[27]
2 MayVuelta Asturias, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour[lower-alpha 2] Spain[28]
18 MayVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) SpainZahara de la Sierra[29]
20 MayVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Miguel Ángel López (COL) SpainVillarrodrigo[30]
22 MayVuelta a Andalucía, OverallUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Miguel Ángel López (COL) Spain[31][32]
22 MayVuelta a Andalucía, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		[lower-alpha 3] Spain[32]
4 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6UCI World Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) FranceLe Sappey-en-Chartreuse[33]
8 JuneMont Ventoux Dénivelé ChallengeUCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) FranceMont Ventoux[34]
12 JuneRoute d'Occitanie, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Antonio Pedrero (ESP) FranceLe Mourtis[35]
13 JuneRoute d'Occitanie, OverallUCI Europe Tour Antonio Pedrero (ESP) France[36]
7 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Einer Rubio (COL) Spain[37]
15 AugustVolta a Portugal, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Abner González (PUR) Portugal[38]
2 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 18UCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) SpainAltu d'El Gamoniteiru[39][40]
30 SeptemberGiro di Sicilia, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Alejandro Valverde (ESP) ItalyCaronia[41]

National, Continental, and World Champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
26 JunePuerto Rico National Time Trial Championships Abner González (PUR) Puerto RicoArecibo[42]
27 JunePuerto Rico National Road Race Championships Abner González (PUR) Puerto RicoCiales[43][44]

Notes
  1. The riders in the squad were Juan Diego Alba, Imanol Erviti, Abner González, Enric Mas, Sebastián Mora, Nelson Oliveira, and José Joaquín Rojas.
  2. The riders in the squad were Juan Diego Alba, Héctor Carretero, Abner González, Nelson Oliveira, Antonio Pedrero, José Joaquín Rojas, and Einer Rubio.
  3. The riders in the squad were Héctor Carretero, Abner González, Juri Hollmann, Miguel Ángel López, Sebastián Mora, José Joaquín Rojas, and Gonzalo Serrano.

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