With a 50 percent renewed team and great absences compared to last season, the 40-year-old structure that Movistar championed was presented with Enric Mas as the new leader and the tricks of Marc Soler and the eternal Alejandro Valverde .

After the sensitive heavyweight casualties such as Nairo Quintana, Mikel Landa and Richard Carapaz , the motto of the director Eusebio Unzue was "to renew or die", and bet on youth, hence the 28 runners of the telephone template 14 are new , and 8 of the campus with 23 years or less.

A revolution comparable to that of 1994, when with the name of Banesto, 14 new corridors entered.

Although "it will be difficult to forget the three leaders who have changed their airs ", hope is illuminated with the new leaders. Enric Más, 24, second in the Vuelta 2018, will take the chevrons on the Tour de France, the team's great goal.

The team will revolve around the Balearic cyclist in big events, but will share the responsibility with Marc Soler, 26 , called for the final takeoff next season.

Enric Mas started with a good mood, suggesting Marc Soler " not to complain if Valverde orders him to throw in Andorra ", in reference to the angry reaction of Catalan when Nairo Quintana ordered him the same in the last lap.

"I hope the year goes well, without injuries and I can do my best in all races, I know it is an important year for me and I hope to take advantage of it," said Soler.

Valverde, with 127 victories in his medal list , was willing to “look the best of the Spanish champion's jersey.” I see the young people well, it is a year of change, I will try to take care of myself and do my best. There are many goals, but the main Olympic Games , where I will try to get a medal "

For his part, Eusebio Unzue recalled "the difficulties" they had in 2011 "and the luck of landing at Telefónica".

"Almost a third of the victories in 40 years have dressed this jersey. With their confidence and our leaders we have achieved important victories. This support has been fundamental in the explosion of Latin American and Colombian cycling."

Among the signings of the team are Iñigo Elósegui , the great hope of his subsidiary team, Lizarte, and Sergio Samitier , the only runner who has managed to sign the extinct Euskadi Murias

Movistar also bets on two young Colombians with a future: Einer Augusto (21 years old), second in the Giro d'Italia under'23, and Juan Diego Alba (22 years old), third in the same competition. In addition, two men consecrated on the track, thinking of Tokyo, Sebastián Mora and Albert Torres .

Movistar template for 2020:

Juan Diego Alba (COL), Jorge Arcas, Héctor Carretero, Carlos Betancur (COL), Dario Cataldo, Gabriel Cullaigh (GBR), Iñigo Elosegui, Imanol Erviti, Juri Hollmann (ALE), Johan Jacobs (SUI), Matteo Jorgenson (USA) ), Lluis Mas, Enric Mas, Sebastián Mora, Mathias Norsgaard (NOR), Nelson Oliveira (POR), Antonio Pedrero, Edu Prades, Jürgen Roelandts (BEL), José Joaquín Rojas, Einer Rubio (COL), Sergio Samitier, Eduardo Sepúlveda , Marc Soler, Albert Torres, Alejandro Valverde, Carlos Verona and Davide Villella.

High : Gabriel Cullaigh (GBR / Wiggins), Enric Mas (Deceuninck), Iñigo Elosegui (Lizarte), Einer Rubio (COL / Vejus), Davide Villella and Dario Cataldo (ITA / Astana), Johan Jacobs (SUI / Lotto U23) ), Juan Diego Alba (COL / Coldeportes Zenu); Matteo Jorgenson (USA); Juri Hollmann (ALE / Heizomat), Sergio Samitier (ESP / Murias), Mathias Norsgaard (DIN / Riwal Readynez), Sebastián Mora (ESP) and Albert Torres (ESP).

Low : Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Merida), Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic), Richard Carapaz (Ineos), Winner Anacona (Arkéa-Samsic), Jasha Sütterlin (Sunweb), Rafa Valls (Bahrain-Merida), Carlos Barbero (NTT) ), Rubén Fernández (Euskadi Foundation), Jaime Castrillo (Kern Pharma), Jaime Rosón, Daniele Bennati (retired) and Amador Andrey.

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