Less than 24 hours after taking part in the 106th Milano-Sanremo, Alejandro Valverde will join his Movistar team-mates in Calella to start the 95th Volta a Catalunya (2.UWT), over seven stages from Monday 23 to Sunday 29. José Luis Arrieta and José Laguía will be the telephone squad's sports directors in a race where the Blues will bring another Catalan rider, four years after the late Xavi Tondo: neo-pro Marc Soler will be present.
 

Colombian Winner Anacona, Australian Rory Sutherland and Spaniards José Herrada, Pablo Lastras, Javi Moreno and José Joaquín Rojas complete the roster for a race full of difficulties and including a hard mountain stage on Thursday 26, over four rated climbs and a hilltop finish in La Molina (Cat-1).