Movistar define Grand Tour leadership plans and early transfer strategy 🇪🇸
Sebastián Unzué on roles for Reusser, Lippert and Ferguson
Sebastián Unzué has laid out Movistar’s Grand Tour ambitions for the season and his priorities for structuring the team in 2026 and beyond.
The Spanish team boss revamped Movistar over the winter, signing Carys Lloyd, Cat Ferguson, Ana Vitória Magalhães and Marlen Reusser.
Reusser will spearhead the team in all three Grand Tours this season, with a special GC focus on the Giro d’Italia. The Swiss rider moved from SD Worx over the winter, where she was often deployed as a super domestique - especially in Grand Tours. Her arrival at Movistar coincides with a new set of objectives.
“With the Vuelta, the plan is to try and do the GC with Marlen Reusser. It’s the first and important test for her. We also have Mareille Meijering, who was almost in the top ten in the Giro last year…