Movistar Team (Continental Team)

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Movistar Team

Team information
UCI code	MOT
Registered	Colombia
Founded	2011 (2011)
Disbanded	2017
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Continental (2011-2012) National (2013-2014) UCI Continental (2015–2017)
Bicycles	Guerciotti
Key personnel
General manager
Team name history
2011–2012 2013–2014 2015–2017	Movistar Continental Team Movistar Team América Movistar Team
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Movistar Team (Continental Team) (UCI Code MOT) was a Colombian UCI Continental cycling team.

History[]

Creation[]

The team was set up in time for the 2011 season with Movistar sponsoring both the Continental team and Spanish UCI Pro Tour team to race in events on the UCI America Tour as well as those national events within its region.^[1] The team is based in Bogotá, Colombia, and the management team is headed by former Colombian coach Libardo Leyton

On 2 June, the squad was presented officially and on 12 June and started the , where Byron Guama achieved the first official victory for the team.

Disappearance of the continental team[]

In two years the squad ran 7 races out of Colombia, being three in 2011 (Tour of Venezuela, Vuelta a Chiriquí and Tour of Costa Rica) and four in 2012 (Vuelta al Tachira Vuelta del Uruguay, Classic International Tulcán y Vuelta al Mundo Maya). Although the team's goal was be part of the principal races of the Latin American calendar, this could not be accomplished for different reasons;, organizational, logistical, legal as well as geographical. Therefore, in October 22, 2012 it was announced that the team would disband in 2013, with the last race that the team would participate in being the .^[2]

After the disappearance announced in January 2013, Movistar Colombia and Ecuador confirmed that they would unite forces to give continuity to the team but not linked to Movistar Team. With Bogota as the team's headquarters and Libardo Leyton as general manager. The team was not registered with the UCI, becoming amateur and contesting races only in Colombia and Ecuador.^[3]

Resurgence of the continental team[]

For the 2015 season, the team now named Movistar Team, re-applied for UCI Continental status.^[4] with a roster of 10 cyclists, including the world champion para-cyclist .^[5]

The team disbanded again after the 2017 season.

Doping[]

On 28 November 2017 news broke that Oscar Soliz had tested positive for CERA at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia.^[6]

Team roster[]

As of 26 December 2015.^[7]

Rider Date of birth  Jaime Castaneda (COL) (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 35)  Wilson Cepeda (COL) (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 32)   (COL) (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 27)  Alvaro Duarte (COL) (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 31)   (COL) (1970-01-25) 25 January 1970 (age 52)   (COL) (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 28)  Omar Mendoza (COL) (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 32)

Rider Date of birth  Edwar Ortiz (COL) (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 (age 41)  Brayan Ramírez (COL) (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 29)  Carlos Ramírez (COL) (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 27)  Edwin Sanchez (COL) (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 40)   (COL) (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 26)  Oscar Soliz (BOL) (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 37)   (COL) (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 31)

Major wins[]

National champions[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website