Movistar team will attend Tour of Dubai in 2014, and is considering racing in Tour of Qatar as well as Tour of Oman, according to BiciCiclismo.
Many world tour teams chose Tour of Qatar and Tour of Oman as their preparation races for spring campaigns this year, especially Tour of Oman, which attracted the elite climbers like Froome, J-Rod, Nibali as well as top sprinters like Kittel, Sagan and Bouhanni. Movistar, though, chose against to attend these Arabian races in 2013--next year things will change, according to Movistar DS Eusebio Unzue.
Cycling in Asia has emerged rapidly recent years, both around the Persian Gulf and in East Asia. There're lot of new races, like Tour of Dubai tour, and existing races attract better riders as well. This year, Movistar's Intxausti won Tour of Beijing, besting top climbers like Dan Martin and teammate Rui Costa.
Meanwhile, Movistar will attend Tour de San Luis in Jan 20-26, with leaders Quintana and Intxausti likely to attend the race.
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