Gaviria's transfer to Caja Rural confirmed
Fernando Gaviria's long-rumoured transfer to Spanish ProTeam Caja Rural-Seguros RGA has been confirmed.
The Colombian sprinter takes with him a decade of WorldTour experience across three teams, and 52 pro wins under his belt, including five stages and a points jersey (2017) at the Giro d'Italia, and two wins at the 2018 Tour de France. With his peak coming early in his career with Etixx-QuickStep, he's seemed increasingly lost in the weeds as time has passed, culminating in a disappointing three years with Movistar, in which he's only collected three victories.
With Caja Rural, he'll step down a level to the ProTour, but with less competition for leadership and more attention given to the sprints – compared to at Movistar – he'll hope to have more chances for himself, perhaps even at the Vuelta a España, the only Grand Tour where he's yet to take a stage win, and for which his new team is likely to receive a wildcard invite.
