# Movistar Team (Continental Team)

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. 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 Tour of Colombia, where Byron Guamá 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 Táchira Vuelta del Uruguay, Classic International Tulcán y Vuelta al Mundo Maya). Although the team's goal was to 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, on 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 Vuelta al Mundo Maya.
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 Bogotá 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.

### Resurgence of the continental team

For the 2015 season, the team now named Movistar Team, re-applied for UCI Continental status. with a roster of 10 cyclists, including the world champion para-cyclist Álvaro Galvis.
The team disbanded again after the 2017 season.

## Doping

On 28 November 2017 news broke that Óscar Soliz had tested positive for CERA at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia.

## Team roster

As of 26 December 2015.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jaime Castaneda (COL) | Jaime Castaneda (COL) | (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 37) |
| Wilson Cepeda (COL) | Wilson Cepeda (COL) | (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 35) |
| Yuber Contreras (COL) | Yuber Contreras (COL) | (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30) |
| Alvaro Duarte (COL) | Alvaro Duarte (COL) | (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33) |
| Alvaro Galvis (COL) | Alvaro Galvis (COL) | (1970-01-25) 25 January 1970 (age 54) |
| Luis Miguel Martinez (COL) | Luis Miguel Martinez (COL) | (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31) |
| Omar Mendoza (COL) | Omar Mendoza (COL) | (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 34) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Edwar Ortiz (COL) | Edwar Ortiz (COL) | (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 (age 43) |
| Brayan Ramírez (COL) | Brayan Ramírez (COL) | (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 31) |
| Carlos Ramírez (COL) | Carlos Ramírez (COL) | (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 29) |
| Edwin Sanchez (COL) | Edwin Sanchez (COL) | (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 43) |
| Yors Santofimio (COL) | Yors Santofimio (COL) | (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 28) |
| Óscar Soliz (BOL) | Óscar Soliz (BOL) | (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 39) |
| Cristian Talero (COL) | Cristian Talero (COL) | (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 34) |

## Major wins
### 2011

    Stages 2b & 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
    Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Fredy González
    Stages 2, 8b, 11 & 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita
    Stage Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita
    Stages 5 (ITT) & 11 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica, Gregory Brenes
    Stage 12 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
    Colombia Under-23 National Road Race Championships, Marvin Angarita

### 2012

    Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
    Stage 1 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Gregory Brenes
    Stage 2 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Byron Guamá
    Stage 3 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Alejandro Serna Toro
    Stage 6 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Freddy Montaña
    Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
    Panama National Time Trial Championships, Ramon Carretero

### 2013

    Stages 2 & 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá
    Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Freddy Montaña
    Bolivarian Games ITT, Brayan Ramírez

### 2014

    Central American and Caribbean Games ITT, Brayan Ramírez
    Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivia National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz

### 2015

    Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivia National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz

### 2016

    Colombia National Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Carlos Ramírez
    Bolivia National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivia National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz

## National champions
### 2011

    Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
    Colombian U23 Road Race Championship, Marvin Angarita

### 2012

    Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
    Panamanian Time Trial Championship, Ramon Carretero

### 2014

    Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz

### 2015

    Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz

### 2016

    Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz
    Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz
    Colombian U23 Time Trial Championship, Carlos Ramírez