A few weeks ago, Francisco Ventoso feared retirement after his contract with Movistar was not renewed. Now the Spaniard has been thrown a lifeline by his current team as he has been added as the final rider to the 2015 roster.

After a 2014 season full of commitment an team duties - firstly in favour of Nairo Quintana with whom he conquered the Giro d'Italia, then with Juanjo Lobato, leading out the young Andalusian in the sprints - Fran Ventoso has extended his contract with the Movistar Team for an additional season. The Spaniard, 32, came close to victory three times early last season - in San Luis (2nd in a stage), the Trofeo Platja de Muro (2nd) and the GP Nobili (3rd) - later taking a decisive step forward in an 11-year career always focused in bunch finishes.

"It's been really rewarding for me to see your my appreciated after such a season focused on the squad and my team-mates - less individual results, yet the same effort. I'm really happy with what I did and extremely thankful about this renewal," says Ventoso, the final addition to the Blues' roster for 2015, composed by 28 riders including four signings: Marc Soler (Lizarte, elite2), Rubén Fernández (Caja Rural-RGA), Winner Anacona (Lampre) and Rory Sutherland (Tinkoff-Saxo).

MOVISTAR TEAM - 2015 ROSTER
Andrey Amador (CRC, 28), Winner Anacona (COL, 26), Igor Antón (ESP, 31), Eros Capecchi (ITA, 28), Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP, 27), Alex Dowsett (GBR, 26), Imanol Erviti (ESP, 31), Rubén Fernández (ESP, 23), John Gadret (FRA, 35), Jesús Herrada (ESP, 24), José Herrada (ESP, 29), Beñat Intxausti (ESP, 28), Gorka Izagirre (ESP, 27), Ion Izagirre (ESP, 25), Pablo Lastras (ESP, 38), Juanjo Lobato (ESP, 25), Adriano Malori (ITA, 26), Javi Moreno (ESP, 30), Dayer Quintana (COL, 22), Nairo Quintana (COL, 24), José Joaquín Rojas (ESP, 29), Enrique Sanz (ESP, 25), Marc Soler (ESP, 21), Rory Sutherland (AUS, 32), Jasha Sütterlin (GER, 22), Alejandro Valverde (ESP, 34), Fran Ventoso (ESP, 32), Giovanni Visconti (ITA, 31).