One more cycling season that starts and in AS we review all the ups and downs of the 18 World Tour category teams, among which is Movistar, and the four Spaniards in UCI ProTeams, the second division. In the highest category there will be 34 national riders divided into seven different teams, Movistar being the most predominant with 17. Next, we review all the highs and lows for 2022.
AG2R Citroen Team (29 riders)
high: Felix Gall (Aut), Paul Lapiera (Fra), Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) and Antoine Raugel (Fra)
Low: Tony Gallopin (Fra), Mathias Frank (Sui), Alexis Gougeard (Fra), Ben Gastauer (Lux), Julien Duval (Fra) and François Bidard (Fra)
Astana (29 runners)
high: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Miguel Ángel López (Col), Gianni Moscon (Ita), David of the Cross, Andrey Zeits (Kaz), Joe Dombrowski (USA), Valerio Conti (Ita), Simone Velasco (Ita), Sebastian Henao (Col), Alexandr Riabushenko (Bie), Leonardo Basso (Ita), Antonio Nibali (Ita), Miche Gazzoli (Ita), Nurbergen Nurlykhassym (Kaz)
Low: Jakob Fuglsang (Din), Luis Leon Sanchez, Ion Izagirre, Gorka Izagirre, Alexander Vlasov (Rus), Merhawi Kudus (Eri), Omar Fraile, Alex Aranburu, Hugo Houle (Can)Oscar Rodriguez, Nikita Stalnov (Kaz), Matteo Sobrero (Ita), Benjamin Perry (Can), Jonas Gregaard (Din), Rodrigo Contreras (Col) and Andrea Piccolo (Ita)
Bahrain Victorius (28 runners)
high: Luis Leon Sanchez, Jasha Sutterlin (Ale), Kamil Gradek (Pol), Filip Maciejuk (Pol), Alejandro Osorio (Col), Johan Price-Pejtersen (Din) and Edoardo Zambanini (Ita)
Low: Eros Capechi (Ita), Marcel Sieberg (Ale), Rafael Valls, Marco Haller (Aut), Mark Padun (Ucr), Scott Davies (GBr) and Kevin Inkelaar (PBa)
Bora Hansgrohe (30 runners)
High: Sam Bennett (Irl), Danny van Poppel (PBa), Aleksander Vlasov (Rus), Sergio Higuita (Col), Jai Hindley (Aus), Marco Haller (Aut), Jonas Koch (Ale), Ryan Mullen (Irl), Shane Archbold (Nzl), Cian Uijtdebrokes (Bel) and Luis-Joe Lürhs (Ale)
Low: Peter Sagan (Evq), Pascal Ackermann (Ale), Daniel Oss (Ita), Marcus Burghardt (Ale), Maciej Bodnar (Pol), Rudiger Selig (Ale), Andres Schillinger (Ale), Erik Baska (Evq), Michael Schwarzmann (Ale) and Juraj Sagan (Evq)
Cofidis (31 runners)
high: Ion Izaguirre, Bryan Coquard (Fra), Davide Cimolai (Ita), Davide Villela (Ita), Max Walscheid (Ale), Sander Armee (Bel), Wesley Kreder (PBa), Benjamin Thomas (Fra), François Bibard (Fra), Alexis Renard (Fra), Axel Zingle (Fra), Alexander Delettre (Fra) and Hugo Toumire (Fra)
Low: Elia Viviani (Fra), Jempy Drucker (Lux), Christope Laporte (Fra), Nathan Haas (Aus), Nicolas Edet (Fra), Fabio Sabatini (Ita), Natnael Berhane (Eri), Fernando Barcelo, Emmanuel Morin (Fra) and Attilio Viviani (Ita)
EF Education (31 runners)
High: Esteban Chaves (Col), Merhawi Kudus (Eri), Odd Christian Eiking (Nor), Owain Doull (GBr), Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol), Mark Padun (Ucr), James Shaw (GBr), Marijn van der Berg (PBa) , Sean Quinn (USA), Georg Steinhauser (Ale) and Bean Healy (Irl)
Low: Tejay van Garderen (USA), Julien El Fares (Fra), Moreno Hofland (PBa), Sergio Higuita (Col), Lawson Craddock (USA), Fumiyuki Beppu (Jap), Mitchel Docker (Aus), Logan Owen ( USA), Will Barta (USA) and James Whelan (Aus)
Groupama FDJ (28 brokers)
high: Quentin Pacher (Fra), Michael Storer (Aus), Bram Welten (PBa) and Lewis Askery (GBr)
Low: William Bonnet (Fra), Mickael Delage (Fra), Benjamin Thomas (Fra), Romain Seigle (Fra), Alexys Brunel (Fra) and Simon Gugliemi (Fra)
Ineos Grenadiers (31 riders)
High: Elia Viviani (Ita), Omar Friar, Ben Tullet (GBr), Kim Heiduk (Ale), Luke Plapp (Aus), Ben Turner (GBr) and Magnus Sheffield (USA)
Low: Rohan Dennis (Aus), Gianni Moscon (Ita), Michal Golas (Pol), Ivan Ramiro Sosa (Col), Owain Dull (GBr), Sebastian Henao (Col) and Leonardo Basso (Ita)
Intermaché Wanty (31 runners)
High: Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Adrien Petit (Fra), Dimitri Claeys (Bel), Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor), Gerben Thijssen (Bel), Kobe Goossens (Bel), Barnabas Peak (Hun), Julius Johansen (Din), Laurens Huys (Bel) and Hugo Page (Fra)
Low: Danny van Poppel (PBa), Maurits Lammertink (PBa), Christian Odd Eiking (Nor), Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel), Jonas Koch (Ale), Riccardo Minali (Ita), Wesley Kreder (PBa), Ludwig de Winter (Bel) , Jeremy Bellicaud (Fra), Alexander Evans (Aus) and Jasper Deplus (Bel)
Israel – Premier Tech (31 runners)
high: Jakob Fuglsang (Din), Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita), Simon Clarke (Aus), Hugo Houle (Can) and Corbing Strong (Nzl)
Low: André Greipel (Ale), Dan Martin (Irl), David Cimolai (Ita), Hugo Hofstetter (Fra), Alexis Renard (Fra) and Norman Vahtra (Est)
Jumbo Visma (29 runners)
High: Rohan Dennis (Aus), Tiesj Benoot (Bel), Christophe Laporte (Fra), Tim van Dijke (PBa), Michel Hessman (Ale) and Milan Vader (PBa)
Casualties: TTony Martin (Ale), Dylan Groenewegen (PBa), George Bennett (Nzl), Paul Martens (Ale), Maarten Wynants (Bel), Antwan Tolhoek (PBa) and Christoph Pfingsten (Ale)
Lotto Soudal (27 runners)
high: Victor Campenaerts (Bel), Rudiger Selig (Ale), Michael Schwarzmann (Ale), Cedric Beullens (Bel), Arnaud de Lie (Bel) and Jarrad Drizners (Aus)
Low: John Degenkolb (Ale), Tosh van der Sande (Bel), Tomasz Marczynski (Pol), Stefano Oldani (Ita), Gerben Thijssen (Bel) and Kobe Goossens (Bel).
Movistar Team (29 riders)
High: Gorka Izagirre, Alex Aranburu, Ivan Sosa (Col), Oscar Rodriguez, Max Kanter (Ale), Will Barta (USA), Oier Lazkano and Vinicius Rangel (Bra)
Low: Miguel Ángel López (Col), Dario Cataldo (Ita), Mark Soler, Davide Villella (Ita), Hector Carteror, Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr), Juan Diego Alba (Col) and Sebastian Mora
Quick Step (31 runners)
High: Louis Vervaeke (Bel), Mauro Schmid (Sui), Stan van Tricht (Bel), Ethan Vernon (GBr) and Martin Svrcek (Esl)
Low: Sam Bennett (Irl), Joao Almeida (Por), Alvaro José Hodeg (Col), Ian Garrison (USA) and Shane Archbold (Nzl)
Team BikeExchange (29 riders)
High: Dylan Groenewegen (PBa), Lawson Craddock (USA), Matteo Sobrero (Ita), Jan Maas (PBa), Campbell Stewart (Nzl), Alexander Balmer (Sui), Kellan O’Breind (Aus) and Jesús David Peña (Col )
Low: Mikel Snow, Esteban Chaves (Col), Brent Bookwalter (USA), Andrey Zeits (Kaz), Robert Stannard (Aus) and Barnabas Peak (Hun).
Team DSM (28 riders)
High: John Degenkolb (Ale), Jonas Hvideberg (Nor), Henri Vandenabeele (Bel), Leon Heinschke (Ale), Frederik Rodenberg (Din), Marius Mayrhofer (Ale), Sam Welsford (Aus) and Tim Naberman (PBa)
Low: Nicolas Roche (Irl), Tiesj Benoot (Bel), Jai Hindley (Aus), Michael Storer (Aus), Jasha Sutterlin (Ale), Chad Haga (USA), Max Kanter (Ale), Ilan van Wilder (Bel) , Felix Gall (Aus) and Martin Salmon (Ale)
Trek–Segafredo (31 runners)
High: Tony Gallopin (Fra), Dario Cataldo (Ita), Jon Aberasturi, Markus Hoelgaard (Nor), Antwan Toelhoek (PBa), Simon Pellaud (Sui), Filippo Baroncini (Ita), Daan Hoole (PBa), Asbjorn Hellemose (Din) and Marc Brustenga
Low: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Koen de Cort (PBa), Kiel Reijnen (USA), Ryan Mullen (Irl), Niklas Eg (Din), Nicola Conci (Ita), Antonio Nibali (Ita), Michel Ries (Lux) and Charlie Quarterman (PBr)
UAE Team Emirates (31 riders)
High: Pascal Ackermann (Ale), George Bennett (Nzl), Joao Almeida (Por), Mark Soler, Alvaro José Hodeg (Col), Alexys Brunel (Fra), Joel Suter (Sui) and Felix Grob (Ale)
Low: Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Marco Marcato (Ita), David de la Cruz, Joe Dombrowski (USA), Valerio Conti (Ita), Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor), Alexandr Riabushenko (Blr) and Cristian Camilo Muñoz (Col)
Spanish teams in the UCI Pro Teams category (2nd)
Burgos BH (20 runners)
High: Mihkel Raim (Est), Oscar Pelegrí, Adrian Moreno and André Domingues (For)
Low: Edwin Avila (Col), Willie Smit (South), Juan Felipe Osorio (Col), Jaume Sureda, Carlos Canal and Isaac Canton
Rural Box (21 runners)
High: Mikel Nieve, Eduard Prades, Michael Schlegel (Che), Fernando Barcelo, Iuri Leitao (Por), Yesid Albeiro Pira (Col) and Calum Johnston (Gbr)
Low: Jon Aberasturi, Hector Saez, Alejandro Osorio (Col), Jon Irisarri, Oier Lazkano and Carmelo Urbano
Kern Pharma (24 riders)
high: Héctor Carretero, Pau Miquel, Iván Cobo and Eugenio Sánchez
Low: Enrique Sanz
Euskael Euskadi (20 runners)
high: Carlos Canal, Unai Iribar, Xabier Isasa Y Asier Etxeberria
Low: Garikoitz Bravo, Dzimitry Zhyhunou (Blr), Mikel Alonso and Jokin Aranburu