On Monday, March 27, at 9:30 p.m., the #Vamos channel will broadcast a special program, with protagonists of the Movistar team and later, at 10:00 p.m., the four episodes of the last one will be broadcast exclusively and consecutively. season of ‘The least expected day’. All the details of the Movistar Team, from the inside: Valverde’s retirement, the glorious year of Annemiek Van Vleuten, the falls and the resurgence of Enric Mas… “Thanks to this documentary, the history that we have lived in the Movistar Team will remain forever”, said Alejandro Valverde, one of the great protagonists of this fourth season, in which unprecedented moments of his farewell to professional cycling will be seen, including the last day in the Giro de Lombardy. The presentation of this season took place this Tuesday at the Telefónica Building in Gran Vía (Madrid) with the presence of Valverde himself, Eusebio Unzué (General Manager of Movistar Team), Marc Pons (Director of ‘El día menos pensado’), José Larraza (Content Manager of TBS) and Rafael Fernández de Alarcón (Global Marketing Director of Telefónica).
EPISODE | 1 A UNIQUE YEAR
After a long and successful career, Alejandro Valverde is living his last season with the Movistar Team. A very important year for the team as there is a risk of being relegated from the UCI World Tour, the highest category of world cycling. Despite Valverde’s victories and good performances at the start of the season, fighting side by side with the best, the Tour de France is a failure. Enric Mas suffered problems on the descents and retired ill early, leaving the team on the brink of relegation. On the other hand, the women’s team suffers a setback at the start of the Women’s Tour as Annemiek Van Vleuten loses time in the early stages.
EPISODE 2 | ‘LIVE THE TOUR’
After winning the Giro d’Italia, Annemiek Van Vleuten furthers her legend by winning the Tour de France after an epic comeback. On the other hand, La Vuelta a España begins, the great objective of the year and where the team risks its life. The need to get points to avoid relegation increases the pressure. The problems suffered by Enric Mas during the Tour make the team arrive with doubts about the performance of its leader, although they will soon be dispelled. In addition, it is the last Vuelta of Alejandro Valverde and he will experience it in a special way
EPISODE 3 | THE REBORN
The first stages of La Vuelta show that Enric Mas has overcome his problems with the descent and that he aspires to everything in the general classification. He beats Roglic for the first time and puts Evenepoel on the ropes. Alejandro Valverde receives tributes every day and the affection of the public is undeniable, but the Murcian does not finish feeling good. Meanwhile, the team has achieved important victories in other races that improve the situation of the Movistar Team with a view to salvation.
EPISODE 4 | VALVERDE LEGEND
The Movistar Team’s season finale is excellent. Annemiek Van Vleuten wins the women’s Vuelta a España and the World Cup in an epic way, a performance worthy of the best cyclist in history. In addition, Enric Mas is second in La Vuelta, recovers the support of the public and consolidates the salvation of the team. After two decades of success, Valverde lives his last day as a cyclist in the Lombardy classic in which Mas is second. A legend is retired, but there is already an heir.