Nairo Quintana will race for the first time in the 26th edition of the Challenge Ciclista Mallorca with his Movistar team. The Colombian has started his season with the Tour de San Luis for the past three years, but instead will attend the Movistar team launch in Madrid's Distrito Telefónica on Wednesday before heading to Mallorca for Thursday's Trofeo Porreres – Felanitx – Ses Salines – Campos.
Quintana joins Alejandro Valverde for the unique four-race series, which is a string of UCI 1.1 events contested by up to eight riders from each team. Unlike a stage race, teams can change their line-up for each race.
The opening race to Campos is mostly flat and should be the domain of the sprinters. Friday's Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana from Sóller to Deià has a 10km climb that crests with 25km to go. The Trofeo Andratx on Saturday uses the same climb in the reverse direction, but it tops out with 54km remaining. The climbers will have their chance to shine at the finish, which ascends the Mirador des Colomer, a tourist destination overlooking Mallorca's Costa Brava. The racing concludes with the sprint-friendly Trofeo Playa de Palma.
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Andrey Amador, Jorge Arcas, Jonathan Castroviejo, Alex Dowsett, Dani Moreno, Antonio Pedrero, Dayer Quintana, Rory Sutherland and neo-pros Nuno Bico and Héctor Carretero round out the team in Mallorca.
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