Movistar Team Women announced Thursday that they have renewed contracts with nine riders as the team heads into their second season in 2019. Highlighting the roster are Spanish champions Mavi García, who won the time trial, and Eider Merino, who won the road race. The team also re-signed Alicia González, Lorena Llamas, Lourdes Oyarbide, Gloria Rodríguez, and under-23 time trial champion Alba Teruel. French champion Aude Biannic will also rejoin the team, as will Polish champion Malgorzata Jasinska, who is currently placed in the top 20 of the UCI world ranking. The Polish rider placed fifth in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships, runner-up at Plumelec and Veenendaal, and had top-10 results in the Tour of Flanders, GP de Plouay, Thüringen Ladies Tour and Emakumeen Bira.ADVERTISEMENT The team already announced signing newcomers Sheyla Gutierrez from Cylance and Roxane Fournier from FDJ. The only rider not returning is Australia’s Rachel Neylan, who joined the team as one of the more experienced riders and guided the younger roster throughout the year. "The Movistar Team wants to thank Rachel Neylan for her contribution as an expert competitor - a value profoundly appreciated by a newly-established team - and wishes the Australian rider all the best in her future sporting and personal endeavours," the team said a statement sent to the media.
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