Carlos Betancur is optimistic that his move from AG2R La Mondiale to Movistar signals a change of fortunes in the course of his life and career.
The Colombian rider was touted as a promising talent, and won Paris-Nice in 2014, but has lost his way at the French team, struggling to find form, motivation, and a decent racing weight. He preferred to spend long spells at home in Colombia rather than racing in Europe, putting him in conflict with the AG2R team management.
After being left out of the Tour de France, he reached a mutual agreement in August to leave the team, and he is confident that finally putting pen to paper with Movistar will allow him to put the unhappy days behind him and go on to fulfill his potential.
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“I’m happy to belong to the number one team in the world, and I believe that with a person like Eusebio Unzué, who knows me and my characteristics very well, great things are on the way for me and for Movistar,” the 26-year-old said in an interview with the Colombian Cycling Federation.
“I believe that being in a team like Movistar will consolidate me as a rider. I had some problems with AG2R and that made it hard to demonstrate what class of rider I am. But now with Movistar we are going to show the class of rider that I am.”
Betancur would not expand on any underlying acrimony with AG2R but delivered a thinly-veiled snipe by saying that he considers the French outfit to be less professional than his new team.
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