Team Movistar plans to participate in Tour de Langkawi in October. The tour offers some crucial UCI points which will help the team secure its place in the World Tour for the next three seasons.
The tour will be held between 11 and 18 October in Malaysia. The 2.Pro category will allow it to offer a lot of UCI points without much effort. It is not yet officially announced by the team but according to journalist Fran Reyes team will be present at the event. Some other WorldTour teams like Lotto Soudal and EF Education-EasyPost will also participate in the tour.
Due to the team's need of UCI points, being in 18th place over the last UCI rankings update, it is critical for the Spanish team to chase valuable points in all opportunities.
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