The brand new Challenge Mallorca Femenina race series kicked-off the 2024 European women’s calendar at the weekend, and as the home WorldTour team, the Movistar squad were keen to aim to make an impact. More so than usual this year.
For Movistar, when the whistle blew to mark the start of the first-ever Trofeo Felanitx-Colonia de Sant Jordi (Ses Salines), the sound simultaneously ushered in the team’s first pedal strokes since 2020 without the towering figure of Annemiek van Vleuten in their ranks.
