Ecuadorian Mateo Ramírez signs for Movistar Team until 2029

The Ecuadorian cyclist Mateo Ramirez, until now in the discipline of UAE Team Emirates development team, will be incorporated into 2027 to the Spanish team Movistar Team with a contract up to 2029, as reported by the telephone squad.

The Ecuadorian, 20 years old, has been in 2026 second in the general of the Giro d’Italia Next Gen, the sub-23 version of the great italian tour, and second in the Giro del Valle d’Aosta, in addition to fourth overall in the Tour of the Future.

Climbing specialist, in 2023 was double online champion and junior time trial of his country, and in 2024 revalidated the online title. In 2025still like under-23, participated in the elite race of the national championships of Ecuador, and was third, only behind the professionals Jhonatan Narváez (UAE) and Jefferson Cepeda (EF Education).

He Movistar Team collected the first statements of his signing: “Very happy and excited to start my career in the World Tour with Movistar. It is a team that has a huge story in it cycling and I think it fits very well for me, where I feel that I will be able to continue growing, developing as a runner and gaining experience. I am very motivated for next year, I want to give my best version and make the most of this opportunity.”

Sebastián Unzué, sports manager of the team, praised the Ecuadorian: “Matthew is a runner with a lot of talent and a great margin of progression. Our goal is to accompany you in every step of your development so that you reach the highest level in the coming years. “We are very excited about his arrival and eager to start working together.”