# 2016 Movistar Team season

The 2016 season for Movistar Team began in January at the Tour de San Luis and Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Andrey Amador (CRC) | Andrey Amador (CRC) | (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 29) |
| Winner Anacona (COL) | Winner Anacona (COL) | (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 27) |
| Jorge Arcas (ESP) | Jorge Arcas (ESP) | (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 23) |
| Carlos Betancur (COL) | Carlos Betancur (COL) | (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 26) |
| Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 22) |
| Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 28) |
| Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 27) |
| Imanol Erviti (ESP) | Imanol Erviti (ESP) | (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 32) |
| Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 25) |
| Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 25) |
| José Herrada (ESP) | José Herrada (ESP) | (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 30) |
| Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 28) |
| Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 27) |
| Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Adriano Malori (ITA) | Adriano Malori (ITA) | (1988-01-28)28 January 1988 (aged 28) |
| Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 34) |
| Javier Moreno (ESP) | Javier Moreno (ESP) | (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 31) |
| Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 27) |
| Antonio Pedrero (ESP) | Antonio Pedrero (ESP) | (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24) |
| Dayer Quintana (COL) | Dayer Quintana (COL) | (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 23) |
| Nairo Quintana (COL) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 26) |
| José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 30) |
| Marc Soler (ESP) | Marc Soler (ESP) | (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 22) |
| Rory Sutherland (AUS) | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 (aged 34) |
| Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 23) |
| Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 35) |
| Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 33) |
| Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 33) |
* ↑ Carapaz joined the team on 27 July as a stagiaire, from Lizarte.
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Jorge Arcas | neo-pro (Lizarte) |
| Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha |
| Nelson Oliveira | Lampre–Merida |
| Antonio Pedrero | neo-pro (Inteja–MMR Dominican Cycling Team) |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Igor Anton | Team Dimension Data |
| Eros Capecchi | Astana |
| John Gadret | Retired |
| Beñat Intxausti | Team Sky |
| Pablo Lastras | Retired |
| Enrique Sanz | Southeast–Venezuela |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 24 January | Tour de San Luis, Overall | UCI America Tour | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Argentina | San Luis |
| 24 January | Tour de San Luis, Teams classification | UCI America Tour | | Argentina | |
| 5 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | United Arab Emirates | Hatta |
| 21 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Estepona |
| 21 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Estepona |
| 21 February | Tour du Haut Var, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 13 March | Paris–Nice, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 27 March | Volta a Catalunya, Overall | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | |
| 2 April | GP Miguel Indurain | UCI Europe Tour | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | Spain | Estella-Lizarra |
| 8 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | France | Arnage |
| 10 April | Klasika Primavera | UCI Europe Tour | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Spain | Amorebieta |
| 15 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Carlos Betancur (COL) | Portugal | Bragança |
| 16 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Fermoselle |
| 17 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Alto de Candelario |
| 17 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 17 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 20 April | La Flèche Wallonne | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Belgium | Huy |
| 26 April | Tour de Romandie, Prologue | UCI World Tour | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | Switzerland | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 28 April | Tour de Romandie, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Switzerland | Morgins |
| 1 May | Tour de Romandie, Overall | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Switzerland | |
| 1 May | Tour de Romandie, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Switzerland | |
| 1 May | Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Carlos Betancur (COL) | Spain | Pola de Lena |
| 2 May | Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | Uría |
| 2 May | Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 7 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Spain | Las Rozas |
| 8 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Spain | |
| 8 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Spain | |
| 24 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Italy | Andalo |
| 7 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | France | Chalmazel-Jeansagnière |
| 17 June | Route du Sud, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | France | Albi |
| 18 June | Route du Sud, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Soler (ESP) | France | Val d'Azur Couraduque |
| 18 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | Switzerland | Davos |
| 19 June | Route du Sud, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | France | |
| 19 June | Route du Sud, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Soler (ESP) | France | |
| 19 June | Route du Sud, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 18 July | Tour de Pologne, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Poland | Kraków |
| 23 July | Tour de France, Stage 20 | UCI World Tour | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | France | Morzine |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 6 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 29 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | Lagos de Covadonga |
| 11 September | Vuelta a España, Overall | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | |
| 11 September | Vuelta a España, Combination classification | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | |
| 20 September | Giro di Toscana, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Italy | Montecatini Terme |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 June | British National Time Trial Champion | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | United Kingdom | Stockton-on-Tees |
| 23 June | Spanish National Time Trial Champion | Jon Izagirre (ESP) | Spain | Ibi |
| 24 June | Portuguese National Time Trial Champion | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Portugal | Braga |
| 25 June | Spanish National Road Race Champion | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Spain | Cocentaina |
| 15 September | European Time Trial Champion | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | France | Plumelec |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Adriano Malori, Daniel Moreno, Dayer Quintana, Nairo Quintana, Francisco Ventoso and Marc Soler
* ↑ The riders on the squad were José Herrada, Jasha Sütterlin, Gorka Izagirre, Jesús Herrada, Antonio Pedrero, Dayer Quintana, Marc Soler and Giovanni Visconti
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Jon Izagirre, Imanol Erviti, Rubén Fernández, Jesús Herrada, José Herrada, Gorka Izagirre, Juan José Lobato and José Joaquín Rojas
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, Andrey Amador, Winner Anacona, Jesús Herrada, Gorka Izagirre, Jon Izagirre, Antonio Pedrero and José Joaquín Rojas
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, José Herrada, Imanol Erviti, Javier Moreno, Dayer Quintana, José Joaquín Rojas, Rory Sutherland and Marc Soler
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde, Winner Anacona, Imanol Erviti, Jesús Herrada, Gorka Izagirre, Jon Izagirre, Daniel Moreno and Nelson Oliveira
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Alex Dowsett, Rubén Fernández, José Herrada, Javier Moreno, Gorka Izagirre, José Joaquín Rojas, Rory Sutherland and Giovanni Visconti