![]() However, Landa helps Carapaz and Vincenzo Nibali put time into Primoz Roglic on Stage 16, before Carapaz tries to lead Landa out for the Stage 20 win, Pello Bilbao stealing the prize. “You fill me with jealousy,” Landa tells El Locomotora after the post-race celebratory dinner. Carpaz, or El Locomotora, is only 20-seconds faster than Landa after the opening time trial and Unzué admits he is the leader “behind the curtain.” Chaos on Stage 3 puts Landa ahead of Carapaz on time, but the Ecuadorian’s win the next day sets him back in the driver’s seat, and after his crushing Stage 14 triumph, he’s in pink for good, with Landa 2:50 back. The rest of the first chapter isn’t linear, and jumping around the calendar is disorienting, which is on-brand for the most tactically bewildering powerhouse in the game.Īlthough the Trident’s well-known shenanigans at the Tour has more drama, the Giro’s tale, told in Episodes 2 and 3, is more intriguing, as Carapaz, to Landa’s chagrin, had Unzué’s support from the very first stage. ![]() The featured riders face triumphs and disappointments, and the tension created by their rivalries-Mikel Landa vs Carapaz, Landa vs Nairo Quintana, and Quintana vs Alejandro Valverde vs Marc Soler-form the main story lines.Įpisode 1 begins with Unzué literally sketching out the season’s outline for Quintana, Valverde, Landa, Carapaz and Soler. That was the best among the WorldTour teams by far. Carapaz becomes the first Ecuadorian to win the Giro d’Italia and Movistar earns eight of the 30 Grand Tour top-10 spots (26.6%), with three names in the top-10 of both the Tour and Vuelta. The Least Expected Day is really a record of the team’s 2019 Grand Tours. There is liberal use of interviews with team members, coaches and staff to illuminate the controversies and manoeuvers. Ample team car footage amplifies the victories and the discord, with general manager Eusebio Unzué, José Luis Arrieta or Chente Garcia Acosta running the gamut of emotions. It’s beautifully filmed, and Movistar blue really pops in plenty of loving shots of the team’s equipment. ![]() It’s also a reminder of how good the Grand Tour racing was last year. Produced by the Movistar’s parent company, Telefónica, it’s an intimate, often thrilling, behind-the-scenes look at the WorldTour heavyweights’ tumultuous and triumphant season. On Friday, Netflix dropped the six-part, three-hour documentary series The Least Expected Day: Inside the Movistar Team 2019.
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