Movistar Team (Continental Team) (UCI Code MOT) was a Colombian UCI Continental cycling team.
History Creation The team was set up in time for the 2011 season with Movistar sponsoring both the Continental team and Spanish UCI Pro Tour team to race in events on the UCI America Tour as well as those national events within its region. The team is based in Bogotá, Colombia, and the management team is headed by former Colombian coach Libardo Leyton
On 2 June, the squad was presented officially and on 12 June and started the Tour of Colombia, where Byron Guamá achieved the first official victory for the team.
Disappearance of the continental team In two years the squad ran 7 races out of Colombia, being three in 2011 (Tour of Venezuela, Vuelta a Chiriquí and Tour of Costa Rica) and four in 2012 (Vuelta al Táchira Vuelta del Uruguay, Classic International Tulcán y Vuelta al Mundo Maya). Although the team's goal was to be part of the principal races of the Latin American calendar, this could not be accomplished for different reasons;, organizational, logistical, legal as well as geographical. Therefore, on October 22, 2012, it was announced that the team would disband in 2013, with the last race that the team would participate in being the Vuelta al Mundo Maya.
After the disappearance announced in January 2013, Movistar Colombia and Ecuador confirmed that they would unite forces to give continuity to the team but not linked to Movistar Team. With Bogotá as the team's headquarters and Libardo Leyton as general manager. The team was not registered with the UCI, becoming amateur and contesting races only in Colombia and Ecuador.
Resurgence of the continental team For the 2015 season, the team now named Movistar Team, re-applied for UCI Continental status. with a roster of 10 cyclists, including the world champion para-cyclist Álvaro Galvis.https://www.vanguardia.com/deportes/ciclismo/297932-santandereano-alvaro-galvis-hara-parte-del-movistar-team-america Santandereano Álvaro Galvis hará parte del Movistar Team América
The team disbanded again after the 2017 season.
Doping On 28 November 2017 news broke that Óscar Soliz had tested positive for CERA at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia.
Team roster As of 26 December 2015.
Major wins
2011 Stages 2b & 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Fredy González Stages 2, 8b, 11 & 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita Stage Vuelta a Venezuela, Marvin Angarita Stages 5 (ITT) & 11 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica, Gregory Brenes Stage 12 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica, Óscar Soliz National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz Under-23 National Road Race Championships, Marvin Angarita 2012 Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá Stage 1 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Gregory Brenes Stage 2 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Byron Guamá Stage 3 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Alejandro Serna Toro Stage 6 Vuelta Mundo Maya, Freddy Montaña National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz National Time Trial Championships, Ramon Carretero 2013 Stages 2 & 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Byron Guamá Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Freddy Montaña Bolivarian Games ITT, Brayan Ramírez 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games ITT, Brayan Ramírez National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz 2015 National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz 2016 National Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Carlos Ramírez National Time Trial Championships, Óscar Soliz National Road Race Championships, Óscar Soliz
National champions
2011 Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz Colombian U23 Road Race Championship, Marvin Angarita 2012 Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz Panamanian Time Trial Championship, Ramon Carretero 2014 Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz 2015 Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz 2016 Bolivian Road Race Championship, Óscar Soliz Bolivian Time Trial Championship, Óscar Soliz Colombian U23 Time Trial Championship, Carlos Ramírez
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