About us

The Movistar Team is the longest-running, most successful squad in pro cycling’s top tier, the UCI WorldTour, which gathers together the 19 most prestigious men’s teams on the planet.

2021 sees the Blues’ men’s team fulfil their 42nd consecutive season of activity with a roster of 29 riders. The squad also includes a 14-member women’s team, active since 2018 and part of the highest tier, the UCI Women’s WorldTour. Qualified professionals in support of those on the bikes complete an organisation employing nearly one hundred people.

Some of the biggest stars within the names currently confirmed for 2021 are Enric Mas, Annemiek van Vleuten, Marc Soler, Leah Thomas, Alejandro Valverde, Emma Norsgaard, Miguel Ángel López, Iván García Cortina and Sheyla Gutiérrez.

In its history, spanning more than four decades, the team has known only five title sponsors: Reynolds (aluminum, 1980-89), Banesto (bank, 1990-2003), Illes Balears (tourism authority, 2004-05), Caisse d’Épargne (savings bank, 2006-10) and Telefónica (telecom, 2011-present). The squad is managed by the Abarca Sports society, based in Egüés, Navarra (Spain).

Together with more than 900 victories as a professional, Europe-based men’s structure -as well as more than thirty already obtained with its women’s squad-, the organisation has achieved six yearly titles as the best team in the world in 1992, 2008 and – under Telefónica’s sponsorship – 2013 to 2016 consecutively.