# 2012 Movistar Team season

2012 Movistar Team season :
| Manager | Eusebio Unzué |
| One-day victories | 3 |
| Stage race overall victories | 6 |
| Stage race stage victories | 18 |
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The 2012 season for Movistar Team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Andrey Amador (CRC) | Andrey Amador (CRC) | (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 25) |
| Marvin Angarita (COL) | Marvin Angarita (COL) | (1989-04-11)11 April 1989 (aged 22) |
| David Arroyo (ESP) | David Arroyo (ESP) | (1980-01-07)7 January 1980 (aged 31) |
| Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 37) |
| Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 24) |
| Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | (1981-02-11)11 February 1981 (aged 30) |
| Rui Costa (POR) | Rui Costa (POR) | (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 25) |
| Imanol Erviti (ESP) | Imanol Erviti (ESP) | (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 28) |
| Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | (1978-11-27)27 November 1978 (aged 33) |
| Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 21) |
| José Herrada (ESP) | José Herrada (ESP) | (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 26) |
| Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 25) |
| Javier Iriarte (ESP) | Javier Iriarte (ESP) | (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 25) |
| Vladimir Karpets (RUS) | Vladimir Karpets (RUS) | (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 31) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | (1981-06-28)28 June 1981 (aged 30) |
| Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 26) |
| Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | (1976-01-20)20 January 1976 (aged 35) |
| David Lopez (ESP) | David Lopez (ESP) | (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 30) |
| Angel Madrazo (ESP) | Angel Madrazo (ESP) | (1988-07-30)30 July 1988 (aged 23) |
| Javier Moreno (ESP) | Javier Moreno (ESP) | (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 27) |
| Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | (1984-01-16)16 January 1984 (aged 27) |
| Rubén Plaza (ESP) | Rubén Plaza (ESP) | (1980-02-29)29 February 1980 (aged 31) |
| Nairo Quintana (COL) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 21) |
| José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (aged 26) |
| Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 26) |
| Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 22) |
| Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 31) |
| Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 29) |
| Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 28) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Giovanni Visconti | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli |
| Javier Moreno | Caja Rural |
| José Herrada | Caja Rural |
| Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| Nairo Quintana | Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia |
| Vladimir Karpets | Team Katusha |
| Alejandro Valverde | suspended (Caisse d'Epargne, 2010) |
| Juan José Cobo | Geox–TMC |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Xavier Tondo | Deceased |
| Mauricio Soler | Still recovering from injuries sustained at the 2011 Tour de Suisse |
| José Vicente García | Retired |
| Carlos Oyarzun | Triciclo-USM |
| Luis Pasamontes | Movistar Continental Team |
| Francisco Pérez | Retired to compete in mountain biking |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 21 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Australia | Willunga |
| 21 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Lucena |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Combination classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 3 March | Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | Sierra Espuña |
| 4 March | Vuelta a Murcia, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | |
| 4 March | Vuelta a Murcia, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Spain | |
| 4 March | Vuelta a Murcia, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 6 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | France | Lac de Vassivière |
| 2 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Spain | Güeñes |
| 5 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | France | Pré-en-Pail |
| 8 April | Klasika Primavera | UCI Europe Tour | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Spain | Amorebieta |
| 15 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 15 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 15 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Combination classification | UCI Europe Tour | Javier Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 15 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 28 April | Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2a | UCI Europe Tour | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Spain | Avilés |
| 29 April | Vuelta a Asturias, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Spain | |
| 29 April | Vuelta a Asturias, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Spain | |
| 29 April | Vuelta a Asturias, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 5 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Spain | Madrid |
| 6 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Spain | |
| 6 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Spain | |
| 6 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 14 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Italy | Frosinone |
| 19 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 14 | UCI World Tour | Andrey Amador (CRC) | Italy | Cervinia |
| 9 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | France | Morzine |
| 10 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Rui Costa (POR) | Switzerland | Verbier |
| 16 June | Route du Sud, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | France | Arras-en-Lavedan |
| 17 June | Tour de Suisse, Overall | UCI World Tour | Rui Costa (POR) | Switzerland | |
| 17 June | Route du Sud, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | France | |
| 19 July | Tour de France, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | France | Peyragudes |
| 31 July | Circuito de Getxo | UCI Europe Tour | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Spain | Getxo |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Spain | |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 18 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Team time trial | Spain | Pamplona |
| 20 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Eibar–Arrate |
| 24 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | France | Poitiers |
| 24 August | Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 25 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Andorra | Andorra–Collada de la Gallina |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Combination classification | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 6 October | Giro dell'Emilia | UCI Europe Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Italy | Bologna |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Angarita joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Movistar Continental Team.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Juan José Cobo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Jesús Herrada, Vladimir Karpets, Sergio Pardilla, Rubén Plaza and Nairo Quintana
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Jonathan Castroviejo, David Arroyo, Sergio Pardilla, Vladimir Karpets, Javier Moreno, Juan José Cobo, Enrique Sanz and Rubén Plaza
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Javier Moreno, Jesús Herrada, Marzio Bruseghin, Iván Gutiérrez, Beñat Intxausti, Ignatas Konovalovas, David López, and Enrique Sanz
* ↑ The riders on the squad were David Arroyo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Juan José Cobo, Iván Gutiérrez, Jesús Herrada, Ignatas Konovalovas, Ángel Madrazo, and Javier Moreno
* ↑ The riders on the squad were David Arroyo, Marzio Bruseghin, David López, Ángel Madrazo, Javier Moreno, Sergio Pardilla, Rubén Plaza, and Giovanni Visconti
* 1 2 The riders on the squad were Juan José Cobo, Jonathan Castroviejo, Imanol Erviti, Beñat Intxausti, Pablo Lastras, Javier Moreno, Nairo Quintana, José Joaquín Rojas, and Alejandro Valverde
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Rui Costa, Vasil Kiryienka, Vladimir Karpets, Francisco Ventoso, Rubén Plaza, Iván Gutiérrez, Javier Iriarte, and Enrique Sanz