Movistar Team announces the return of Visconti and a deep renewal of its coaching staff

Giovanni Visconti will return to the Movistar Team in 2027, this time from the team car. The Italian, who competed for five seasons with the Spanish team, is one of the main signings of the new sports structure that the telecommunications team has just presented and will also have responsibilities in the search for young talents.

Visconti returns to the team where he achieved some of his greatest successes

The Movistar Team confirmed on November 9 the return of Giovanni Visconti, ten years after his last season as a rider for the Navarre formation. The 43-year-old Italian will join as the sports director of the men's team and will participate in the tasks of monitoring and recruiting new talents.

His signing means the return of a well-known figure from Eusebio Unzué's structure. Visconti wore the Movistar jersey between 2012 and 2016, a period in which he achieved some of the most important results of his career, including two stage victories in the 2013 Giro d'Italia and the mountain classification of the 2015 edition.

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A three-time Italian road champion with 34 professional victories to his name, Visconti retired from professional cycling in 2022. He subsequently remained linked to the peloton from a technical perspective and talent detection, working for the Jayco AlUla structure.

A renewed sports direction after several important departures

The incorporation of Visconti is part of a broader reorganization that comes after the changes announced in recent weeks. Among the most notable departures are Matthew White and Max Sciandri, whose contracts were not renewed for 2027.

The Italian will not be the only new sports director. Movistar also brings in Jon Armendáriz, coming from the Kern Pharma Team, while Chente García Acosta will continue to lead the men's team and Academy Race area.

In the women's structure, Kelvin Dekker will continue as Race manager and Aida Nuño, previously with UAE Team L’IMAD, will join.

The new organization will keep Sebastián Unzué as the general sports manager with three areas of work: Race, Performance, and Health. This model will serve both WorldTour teams and the Academy project.

New coaches and nutritionists for 2027

The changes also affect the Performance area, which will continue under the direction of Iván Velasco. Borja Martínez will arrive as the coach for the men's team and Academy, Xavier Negre will work with the Academy riders, and Fran Escolà will join the women's team.

Movistar will also strengthen its nutrition department with Guillem Vizcaíno, Jon Etxepare, and Aitor Ugalde, who will work alongside Nuria Grau. Meanwhile, the Health area will continue to be led by Íñigo Michelena and will add doctor Íñigo Quevedo.

Thus, the return of Visconti becomes one of the most visible moves of a renewal that is not limited to the roster of riders. Movistar will face 2027 with changes in the people responsible for directing races, preparing its cyclists, and detecting new talents, while maintaining several of its main leaders.