Hola, señor blanco. We spoke to Matt White about his move to Movistar. Photo courtesy of the team.
For the first time in almost twenty years, Matt White had the summer to himself.
After being unexpectedly dismissed by Jayco AlUla in May, the Australian took a well-deserved break from the chaos of professional cycling, but he’s back. The batteries are recharged, and he’s ready for a new challenge as he takes charge of Movistar’s new-look Racing Department alongside José Vicente García.
Last week, he attended Movistar’s first off-season camp, meeting his new colleagues and the team he’ll work with next season, and we caught up with him after his first day on the job.
“It’s what I’ve been expecting, with a really good group of people welcoming me into the team, and I’m looking forward to it. I was on the same team for 14 years, at Movistar, I know about 25 people, so there are more than 100 new faces to get to know. It’s an exciting challenge and a new chapter for me,” he said.
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Heading to Movistar wasn’t necessarily where many would have placed White when he began looking for a new role in May, and while there was interest from at least one other men’s WorldTour squad and one of the best women’s WorldTour teams, he eventually signed with Movistar.
“It’s been an organisation that’s been around longer than any other, and that comes with a lot of respect after what they’ve done over the years. Cycling is a small sport, and at the end of the day, you can’t hide from who you are, and all I’ve heard from people in and out of the team are great things about the staff, the roster and the way that they treat people. That’s the type of organisation that I wanted to work in, and also they’ve said they wanted to make some changes in the team, whilst keeping their DNA, and they see me as part of that,” White said.