Three events coming up in the south

Alejandro will not attend 'his' Vuelta, new Andalusian gravel-covered event as Movistar Team takes health precautions following Vuelta CV.

The Movistar Team confirms Wednesday that, as a precautionary measure due to the current health situation, more notably the positive cases in its team in Valencia last week, they will not bring any of the riders lining up in the Vuelta CV to the Spanish one-day events to be held this weekend.

As a result of that, the Blues regret to announce Alejandro Valverde will not take the start of the Vuelta a Murcia nor the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior, two events which, due to its special meaning and the fact that the former is held in his home region, are very much dear to him and ones he did not want to miss.

In other news, Brazilian youngster Vinícius Rangel will make his pro debut with the Movistar Team in Murcia (Saturday 12th), the Clásica de Almería (Sunday 13th) and Jaén (Monday 14th). The lineups for the events will be unveiled in due course.