{"id":145345,"date":"2025-09-17T09:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movistarteam.com\/?p=145345"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:47:46","slug":"francesca-barale-joins-movistar-team-through-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movistarteam.com\/en\/2025-09-17\/francesca-barale-joins-movistar-team-through-2028","title":{"rendered":"Francesca Barale joins Movistar Team through 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At just 22 years old, Barale has established herself as one of the most promising young talents in the international peloton after four seasons as a professional. She now embarks on a new chapter with the Navarre-based outfit, eager to continue growing and take the next step in her sporting career.

In her first statements, Barale expressed her excitement about this new challenge:

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to join Movistar Team as I\u2019m looking forward to starting a new chapter. After my first four years as a pro, where I improved and learned a lot, I think now is the moment when I want to take the next step in my career, and I believe this is the right place to do it. From the very first conversation I had a good feeling about the team\u2019s goals and projects, and we share a bit of that same Mediterranean vibe, which I also like.<\/strong>\u201d

The Italian also highlighted the strength of the team and her motivation to learn alongside top leaders:

\u201cI\u2019m very happy to join a strong team with leaders such as Marlen and Liane to help them achieve big goals. At the same time, I\u2019m still trying to figure out what kind of rider I\u2019m going to develop into, so I hope the team will help me with that over the next three years.<\/strong>\u201d

With a smile, Barale concluded her first words as a future member of the Blue squad on a lighthearted note:

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to start working with everyone, but first I\u2019ll have to take some Spanish lessons ????<\/strong>.\u201d

With this signing, Movistar Team strengthens its long-term vision by bringing in a young, versatile rider with great potential, who will add freshness and ambition to the women\u2019s roster in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Movistar Team announces the signing of Italian rider Francesca Barale (2003, Domodossola), who will wear the colors of the Telef\u00f3nica-backed squad from 2026 until the 2028 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":145340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-team","category-transfers"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t