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Will Barta

A huge asset in all terrains

FINDING THE RIGHT WAY. He started racing on a bike at 11 years of age, with the Boise Young Rider Development Squad (BYRDS) from his home Idaho. He soon started shining in the youth ranks, as a strong rouleur -and vice national time trial champion- who would later turn into a solid allrounder as an amateur. Axel Merckx’s call to join one of the best development teams in the world, Axeon Hagens Berman, was key in his under-23 progression (2015-18), finding the right pace in training and racing to succeed and complement his presence outside racing, always calm and focused. His good performances in races as diverse as Liège Espoirs  -4th in 2017-, Belgium -3rd at Monts-et-Châteaux-, Bretagne, California (already within the pros) or the Baby Giro -where he sustained a serious femur fracture in 2018- opened the doors of the WorldTour to him.

COVER LETTER. After a 2019 season where the main goal was getting himself used to pro racing, the CCC squad already giving him chances at Paris-Nice, Romandie or his first La Vuelta, a big leap forward in consistency, performance and individual results came in 2020. He completed great work for his leaders and did well at time trials: 7th in Poitou-Charentes, 12th -against all big guns- in Tirreno and, most importantly, 2nd atop the Mirador de Ézaro, the demanding finish of the La Vuelta ITT, where Primoz Roglic bested him by just 1”. That was the crown of a really solid race -he ended up in 22nd overall-, which he hopes to show again in other big goals, whether it’s for the team leaders or himself. In 2022, already with the Movistar Team’s colours, he completed the Giro d’Italia and contested a victory in one of the stages of the Tour of the Alps (5th in Villabassa).

ALWAYS BETTER WITH A FRIEND. It’s inevitable to cite in this introduction what is the Movistar Team’s other US member in their 2023 roster: Matteo Jorgenson, one whom Barta has shared so many things with for the last decade and a half. They hail from the very same place in the world (Boise), they shared development teams (BYRDS) despite Will being four years old, and they now share an apartment in Nice -where they spend most of the European season- while making part of the same WorldTour team and having gone through so many experiences together. A reference for each other, now in the sport’s highest step.

From:
Boise, ID
Birth:
04/01/1996
Country:
USA
Height:
180 Cm
Weight:
61 Kg
Pro debut:
2016
Years in team:
1
Career path:

2022: Movistar Team
2021: EF Education – NIPPO
2019-20: CCC
2016-18: Axeon Hagens Berman

Results
3rd
4thstage
O Gran Camiño
5th
4thstage
Saudi Tour
5th
O Gran Camiño
5th
4thstage
Tour de Romandie
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3rdstage
O Gran Camiño
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Saudi Tour
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Tour de Romandie
13th
9thstage
Giro d'Italia
15th
1ststage
Giro d'Italia
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2ndstage
O Gran Camiño
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3rdstage
Saudi Tour
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5thstage
Tour de Romandie
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3rdstage
Tour de Romandie
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5thstage
Saudi Tour
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14thstage
Giro d'Italia
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Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
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13thstage
Giro d'Italia
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4thstage
Giro d'Italia
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8thstage
Giro d'Italia
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20thstage
Giro d'Italia
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7thstage
Giro d'Italia
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1ststage
Saudi Tour
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6thstage
Tour de Romandie
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7thstage
Volta a Catalunya
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Volta a Catalunya
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2ndstage
Saudi Tour
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1ststage
Volta a Catalunya
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2ndstage
Volta a Catalunya
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3rdstage
Giro d'Italia
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2ndstage
Challenge Mallorca
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4thstage
Volta a Catalunya
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Giro d'Italia
57th
2ndstage
Tour de Romandie
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16thstage
Giro d'Italia
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3rdstage
Volta a Catalunya
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12thstage
Giro d'Italia
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1ststage
Challenge Mallorca
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5thstage
Volta a Catalunya
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5thstage
Giro d'Italia
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6thstage
Volta a Catalunya
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21thstage
Giro d'Italia
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1ststage
Tour de Romandie
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2ndstage
Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia
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6thstage
Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia