The new Movistar women`s team will debut at the UCI 2.2 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana from February 22 to 25 in Spain. Jorge Sanz will direct the all-Spanish line-up that includes Mavi García, Lourdes Oyarbide, Lorena Llamas, Eider Merino, Alicia González and local Alba Teruel. The team are currently training at a seven-day camp in Alicante in preparation for their debut. The camp ends on Wednesday and the riders will line up on the start line in Gandia the following day.ADVERTISEMENT The Setmana Ciclista Valenciana will feature plenty of climbing from start to end, with the category 3 Barxeta and category 2 Barx in the first stage. They riders will also climb the category 1 Desierto de las Palmas on route to Villarreal on stage 2, the category 2 Oronet near Valencia`s finish on stage 3, and a tough circuit with three trips up the category 2 Alto de Finestrat on stage 4. Sopela Women`s Team to Valenciana Sopela Women`s Team is ready to start their season at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana. It is the second edition of the stage race and is expected to host many of the top women`s teams in the world. The four-day stage race will start in Rotova and end in Gandia. The 118km opener will feature Alto de Barxeta (6.2km to 3.1%) and the Alto de Barx (6km 5.6%). Stage 2 will start in Castello and finish in Vila-Real, and climb the Desert of Les Palmes (7.5km to 5.1%). Stage 3, from Sagunt to Valencia, will be 137km with a climb to L`Oronet (5.5km to 5%). The final stage in Benidorm will offer three laps of a circuit that includes the climb over Alto Finestrat (7 km to 4.7%), for 118km in total. Recycling programme extends sponsorship of Trek-Drops Canada`s Genest to replace Cochrane at Commonwealth Games
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