Intxausti, Izagirre still in negotiations with Movistar

Cycling’s transfer window opened on August 1 and Movistar has found itself in the center of the action as one of the WorldTour teams with the most valuable support riders at the end of their contracts. While the Spanish team’s most prized assets, Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde, have contracts that run through to the end of 2017, there are a host of others who are out of contract and weighing up their options for next year.

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.