Who is Diego Pescador, the new jewel of Colombian cycling that Movistar Team is looking to sign?
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The first month since cycling market's opening is approaching and Movistar Team has not yet made any signings for the men's team. Nothing surprising, last year they weren't super-active either. But rest assured, the Spanish team is considering several names to add to its squad in the coming days, and they're clearly interested in one of the jewels of Colombian cycling.
The 19-year-old talent is Diego Pescador, who is currently racing at the Tour de l'Avenir. The information, advanced by AS colleagues, speaks that his signing with Movistar Team is well underway. The Spanish team has already been following him for a long time.
After the fourth road stage at the biggest U23 stage race of the season, the before mentioned Tour de l'Avenir, where the stars of the future compete for the victory, it has been in the first mountain test where the Colombian cyclist impressed with a 6th place on La Rossiere.
Diego Pescador's young achievements
With a talent for climbing, his most notable results include a 2nd place in the G.P. Palio del Recioto, a 3rd place in the Trofeo Piva, a 5th place stage finish in last year's Tour de l'Avenir, a 9th in the mountains classification of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2024 and a 10th place in the general classification of the Vuelta a Colombia 2023, among other achievements.
What was a turning point in his career was the Glasgow 2023 World Championships, where he competed. Although he finished 51st, it was a great experience, the kind that makes a rider start to gain experience despite his young age.
It goes without saying that Movistar Team is the ideal team for Diego Pescador to make the jump to the WorldTour. With the presence of Colombian veterans like Fernando Gaviria and Nairo Quintana by his side, the development of the 19-year-old talent would, at the very least, be well advised.
In addition, the plans of the telephone team are to think above all about the long-term future. This was confirmed after it was revealed that Movistar's main objective was to renew 5 young talents of its squad. Along with them, Pescador could be one of the big names of the Spanish team in the coming years.
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