Movistar maintain core of Spanish riders in 2019
Women's team renew contracts with nine riders
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Movistar Team Women announced Thursday that they have renewed contracts with nine riders as the team heads into their second season in 2019. Highlighting the roster are Spanish champions 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mavi García, who won the time trial, and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Eider Merino, who won the road race.
The team also re-signed Alicia González, Lorena Llamas, Lourdes Oyarbide🍨, Gloria Rodríguez, and under-ꦆ23 time trial champion Alba Teruel.
French champion Aude Biannic will also rejoin the team, as will Polish champion Malgorzata Jasinska, who i🐲s currently placed in the top 20 of the UCI world ranking. The Polish rider placed fifth in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships, runner-up at Plumelec and Veenendaal, and had top-10 results in the Tour of Flanders, GP de Plouay, Thüringen Ladies Tour and Emak💙umeen Bira.
The team already announced signing newcomers 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sheyla Gutierrez from Cylance and Roxane Fournier from FDJ.
The only rider not returning is Australia’s Rachel N🔯eylan, who joined the team as one of the more experienced riders and guided the younger rꦗoster throughout the year.
"The Movistar Team wants to thank🍌 Rachel Neylan for her contribution as an expert competitor - a value profoundly appreciated by a newly-established team - and wishes the Australian rider all the best in her future sporting and personal endeavours," the team said a statement sent to the media.
Movistar have supported a men's WorldTour team for eight seasons and they announced last year that they would launch a women's programme to compete in the highest level of women’s racing to better-align themselves with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:gender equality and inclusion.
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In their first season, the team won the pr🐓ologue at the Lotto Belgium Ladies Tour and five national titles. They also placed in the top 10 in🧔 stages at the Giro Rosa, Vårgårda, Ladies Tour of Norway, Madrid Challenge, Setmana Ciclista Valenciana and Emakumeen Bira.
The team will fill additional spots on the 🌊roster later this year.