The Movistar team have confirmed the creation of a new professional women’s squad that will compete internationally from 2018 onwards.
On Monday, the Spanish team held a press conference in the headquarters of Telefonica, parent company of the Movistar phone network, to announce the news formally, two weeks after it emerged that plans for a women’s team were in the works.
The team will comprise around ten riders, with the same name, kit, and sponsors as the men’s team.
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“The main news is the creation of a women’s team that will participate in the most important international competitions next year, 2018,” read a press release.
“The project is another initiative from the company to encourage integration and equality of opportunities between men and women, offering equality in a traditionally masculine sport."
The men’s team dates back to 1980, with Movistar coming on board as title sponsor in 2011. They will join Sunweb, Lotto-Soudal, Orica-Scott, FDJ and Astana as WorldTour outfits with both men's and women's squads, and will become the third UCI-registered Spanish women’s team alongside Bizkaia-Durango and Lointek.
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