# 2018 Movistar Team season

The 2018 season for Movistar Team began in January at the 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 25 March 2018.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Andrey Amador (CRC) | Andrey Amador (CRC) | (1986-08-29)August 29, 1986 (aged 31) |
| Winner Anacona (COL) | Winner Anacona (COL) | (1988-08-11)August 11, 1988 (aged 29) |
| Jorge Arcas (ESP) | Jorge Arcas (ESP) | (1992-07-08)July 8, 1992 (aged 25) |
| Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | (1991-04-29)April 29, 1991 (aged 26) |
| Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | (1980-09-24)September 24, 1980 (aged 37) |
| Carlos Betancur (COL) | Carlos Betancur (COL) | (1989-10-13)October 13, 1989 (aged 28) |
| Nuno Bico (POR) | Nuno Bico (POR) | (1994-07-03)July 3, 1994 (aged 23) |
| Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | (1993-05-29)May 29, 1993 (aged 24) |
| Héctor Carretero (ESP) | Héctor Carretero (ESP) | (1995-05-28)May 28, 1995 (aged 22) |
| Jaime Castrillo (ESP) | Jaime Castrillo (ESP) | (1996-03-13)March 13, 1996 (aged 22) |
| Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | (1986-06-22)June 22, 1986 (aged 31) |
| Imanol Erviti (ESP) | Imanol Erviti (ESP) | (1983-11-15)November 15, 1983 (aged 34) |
| Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | (1991-03-01)March 1, 1991 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Mikel Landa (ESP) | Mikel Landa (ESP) | (1989-12-13)December 13, 1989 (aged 28) |
| Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | (1989-03-06)March 6, 1989 (aged 29) |
| Antonio Pedrero (ESP) | Antonio Pedrero (ESP) | (1991-10-23)October 23, 1991 (aged 26) |
| Dayer Quintana (COL) | Dayer Quintana (COL) | (1992-08-10)August 10, 1992 (aged 25) |
| Nairo Quintana (COL) | Nairo Quintana (COL) | (1990-02-04)February 4, 1990 (aged 28) |
| José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | (1985-06-08)June 8, 1985 (aged 32) |
| Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | (1993-01-13)January 13, 1993 (aged 25) |
| Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | (1991-06-13)June 13, 1991 (aged 26) |
| Marc Soler (ESP) | Marc Soler (ESP) | (1993-11-22)November 22, 1993 (aged 24) |
| Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | (1992-11-04)November 4, 1992 (aged 25) |
| Rafael Valls (ESP) | Rafael Valls (ESP) | (1987-06-25)June 25, 1987 (aged 30) |
| Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | (1980-04-25)April 25, 1980 (aged 37) |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Jaime Castrillo | |
| Mikel Landa | Team Sky |
| Jaime Roson | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| Eduardo Sepúlveda | Fortuneo–Oscaro |
| Rafael Valls | Lotto–Soudal |
| Rider | 2018 team |
| Jonathan Castroviejo | Team Sky |
| Alex Dowsett | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| José Herrada | Cofidis |
| Jesús Herrada | Cofidis |
| Gorka Izagirre | Bahrain–Merida |
| Adriano Malori | Retired |
| Daniel Moreno | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale |
| Rory Sutherland | UAE Team Emirates |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 1 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Albuixech |
| 3 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Cocentaina |
| 4 February | Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 11 February | Colombia Oro y Paz, Stage 6 | UCI America Tour | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Colombia | Torre de Chipre |
| 25 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | United Arab Emirates | Jebel Hafeet |
| 25 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Overall | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Italy | Sarnano–Sassotetto |
| 11 March | Paris–Nice, Overall classification | UCI World Tour | Marc Soler (ESP) | France | |
| 20 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Valls |
| 22 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | La Molina |
| 25 March | Volta a Catalunya, Overall classification | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 31 March | GP Miguel Induráin | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | |
| 8 April | Klasika Primavera | UCI Europe Tour | Andrey Amador (CRC) | Spain | |
| 20 April | Vuelta a Castilla y León, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Spain | Salamanca |
| 28 April | Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Spain | Alto del Acebo |
| 29 April | Vuelta a Asturias, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Spain | |
| 6 May | Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Spain | Madrid |
| 12 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Italy | Montevergine |
| 13 May | Vuelta a Aragón, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Jaime Rosón (ESP) | Spain | |
| 15 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Switzerland | Arosa |
| 16 June | Route d'Occitanie, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | France | Les Monts d'Olmes |
| 17 June | Route d'Occitanie, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | France | |
| 25 July | Tour de France, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Nairo Quintana (COL) | France | Saint-Lary-Soulan |
| 10 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Spain | Clunia |
| 26 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Caminito del Rey |
| 1 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Spain | Almadén |

## National, Continental and World champions 2018

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 30 September | World Road Race Champion | | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Austria | Innsbruck |