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Movistar accelerates: Fernando Gaviria and Ruben Guerreiro, close

Movistar accelerates: Fernando Gaviria and Ruben Guerreiro, close
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With permanence on the World Tour practically assured, Movistar is already looking ahead to next season. From the Spanish team, signings were promised and, little by little, they are materializing. Fernando Gaviria and Ruben Guerreiro, from the UAE and the EF, respectively, could be the first to arrive. The Colombian, as the Emirati team itself assured AS, will find it very difficult to continue; the Portuguese, meanwhile, would find themselves in a similar situation. The two, being renowned cyclists, seem to be closer than ever to the squad led by an ambitious Eusebio Unzuéwith the challenge of forming a competitive cast after the goodbye of Alejandro Valverde, one that allows avoiding the difficult situation experienced this year in relation to the UCI classification.

Gaviria, 28 years old and with 49 professional victories, is intended to be an important asset in terms of scoring points. In his history, among others, there are five stages of the Giro, in addition to the regularity jersey in 2017, or two of the Tour. This season, however, he has only achieved two wins (three in the last two courses), both in the Tour of Oman. “The deal is done”, assures the journalist Ciro Scognamiglio, in the Gazzetta dello Sportafter a growing mistrust within the team led by Tadej Pogacar. “Fernando is a great talent. In my eyes, he is one of the best sprinters in the world. The problem is that his work ethic is a five or a six. He starts the competitions when his level is at an eight, while for others it is nine, ten, eleven or twelve. He needs to change something mentally ”, Matxín has come to assure.

“It’s close to coming”

In the case of Ruben Guerreiro, the voices that point to an agreement between EF and Movistar come from the cyclist’s own representative, the Italian Giuseppe Acquadro. “He is close to reaching that team (Movistar). We are still in talks, but we are evaluating a contract for 3 or 4 years “reveals, in statements collected by VeloNews. The departure of the Portuguese began to be speculated at the beginning of September, also with the French team in the midst of a fight not to be relegated that it has not yet abandoned. So, Ineos and Bora were running as the most serious candidates to get their services. Now, the Spanish team faces the final stage of the negotiations to get a highly valued cyclist within the peloton, a good climber (stage and polka dot jersey in the 2020 Giro) and with a good profile for the classics.

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