Colombian dash star Fernando Gaviria is ready to stay at Movistar for no less than one other season, with the South American fastman signing a recent take care of the Spanish WorldTour squad till no less than the tip of 2025.
Lower than two months earlier than the 2025 season started, Gaviria, 30, was considered one of various closing high-profile signings nonetheless to stay unresolved for subsequent 12 months.
Lastly, although, Movistar introduced this week that the Colombian can be including one other 12 months to his contract with the workforce, which started again in 2023.
A previously prolific winner, the Colombian has notched up 52 triumphs in his profession so far.
His most profitable period dates from the earlier decade, when he gained 5 levels and the factors jersey of the 2017 Giro d’Italia in addition to taking a fleeting maintain on the maglia rosa in Sardinia through the first week of the race. He then went on to take a number of levels within the Tour de France in 2018, in addition to sporting the chief’s yellow jersey for a number of days.
Latterly, nonetheless, Gaviria has been a lot much less profitable, taking only one victory in 2024, a stage on residence soil on the Colombia Tour. His most up-to-date WorldTour win was within the Tour de Romandie in 2023, though this 12 months he additionally secured two top-three finishes within the Tour de France.
“It is an honour to resume my contract with Movistar,” Gaviria stated in a press launch confirming his prolonged contract.
“I am very happy that [teammates and fast allrounders] Alberto Torres and Davide Cimolai have additionally had their contracts prolonged, so we are able to proceed collectively and go on bettering way more within the sprints and in flatter races usually.”
