Movistar Team announces its lineup for the Giro d'Italia 2025 with big surprises
CyclingMonday, 05 May 2025 at 12:00
The Giro d'Italia 2025 is here! It's already entered the week in which the first of the season's grand tours will finally begin. This Friday, May 9, the Grande Partenza will take place in Albania, and Movistar is already prepared for a very exciting edition.
Movistar Team has already confirmed its final lineup for the Corsa Rosa, with big surprises among the 8 selected. Movistar Team's goal seems clear: focus on the hunt for stages and fight for a Top 5 in the general classification with Einer Rubio.
The Colombian, as expected, will be the main reference of the Spanish team in the search for the maglia rosa. As a key supporter will be Nairo Quintana who, as in 2024, will also have the blessing of Rubio so that he can go on his own for stage wins.
The big surprise, which had already been rumored, has been confirmed: Fernando Gaviria will NOT race the Giro d'Italia. Movistar Team has decided to select a more competitive team, with names like Jefferson Cepeda, Jon Barrenetxea and Orluis Aular, who will go for all kinds of stages.
Local riders Lorenzo Milesi and Davide Formolo will not be missing out either. The latter arrives precisely in a great moment of form, after good performances in Flèche Wallonne and Amstel Gold Race.
The lineup is completed by Albert Torres who becomes the other big surprise. The Spaniard has abandoned the 4 races he has raced in 2025 (O Gran Camiño, Volta a Catalunya, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix). So his form will be an unknown. Even so, Movistar has chosen him for his experience in a race in which he has participated in 4 of the last 5 editions.
Movistar Team Giro d'Italia 2025 lineup
- Einer Rubio
- Nairo Quintana
- Orluis Aular
- Jefferson Cepeda
- Jon Barrenetxea
- Lorenzo Milesi
- Davide Formolo
- Albert Torres
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