May tournée on home soil kicks off

Telefónica-backed squad brings Annemiek van Vleuten, winner of the Challenge by La Vuelta in 2021-2022; chases its best level at revamped seven-day event.

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“The first Grand Tour of 2023 is for them – the women!” The Movistar Team is proud to announce Thursday the seven riders that will make their lineup for the very first edition, under its current format, of La Vuelta Femenina (UCI WWT; Monday 1st – Sunday 7th May).

The Blues, under the sports direction from Jorge Sanz and Jürgen Roelandts plus Sebastián Unzué as team manager, will take Torrevieja’s start with World Champion Annemiek van Vleuten, winner of the last two editions of the Challenge by La Vuelta (2021, 2022), as biggest name. The roster is completed by German champion Liane Lippert; Dane Emma Norsgaard, back after her Strade Bianche injury; Spaniard Lourdes Oyarbide; Floortje Mackaij (NED), Aude Biannic (FRA) and Paula Patiño (COL).

The route’s decisive points should be the opening team time trial (14.5km) and three mountainous routes: Friday 5th’s stage five, over Navafría (Cat-1) and the Mirador de Peñas Llanas (Cat-2); the Cantabrian route on Saturday 6th, taking on Fuente las Varas (Cat-2) and Campo Layal (Cat-2); and the decisive Lagos de Covadonga (Sunday 7th), preceded by the Collado Moandi (Cat-2).