Movistar Learn To Work Together And Deliver Valverde To An Emphatic Stage Win
Aug. 30, 2019, 4:36 p.m.
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Joseph Delves 30 Aug 2019 Quintana proves to be a perfect domestique at the sometimes fractious team Given their sizeable budget, Movistar are often accused of under-delivering. With several riders frequently sharing leadership, the multiheaded approach hasn’t provided many Grand Tour wins. However, on a day the team declared they were transferring leadership in the race from Nairo Quintana to Alejandro Valverde, the pair finally got it together to snatch a fantastic win. Having worked as a team to chase down the breakaway, on the slopes of the final climb Quintana drew out a select group of four, including himself and Valverde, along with Primož Roglič ( Jumbo-Visma ) and Miguel Ángel López ( Astana ). As the two non-Movistar riders tried to settle into a rhythm, Quintana did a great job of upsetting any equilibrium by launching repeated digs. With Valverde able to wait behind, when he finally attacked ...
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