Movistar have placed their faith and commitment in Ruben Fernandez, handing the former Tour de l'Avenir winner a new three-year deal, keeping him at the team through to the end of the 2019 season.
The Spaniard was already a pro when he won the U23 race, a sort of youngsters' Tour de France that is a perennial indicator of talent, and he stepped up to WorldTour level with Movistar in 2015.
His first year yielded some encouraging results but it's this season that has really caused the Movistar management to single out the 25-year-old as a key component of the team's future.
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"It has been a year of consistency and brilliance," read a Movistar statement announcing the news on Friday.
Fernandez was sixth overall at the Tour Down Under in January and the Tour de Pologne in July - both WorldTour level races - as well as at the Vuelta a Burgos in August. But perhaps it was his performance at the Vuelta a España, his second Grand Tour after riding the Giro d'Italia last year, that sealed the new deal.
He wore the leader's jersey after finishing second on the punishingly steep uphill finish at Ezaro, and impressed as one of the strongest domestiques guiding Nairo Quintana to overall victory.
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