Mikel Landa set to sign with Movistar for 2018, reports suggest

The Basque rider is likely to move to the Spanish WorldTour team after two years with British squad Team Sky

Mikel Landa on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

After two years at Team Sky, Basque cyclist Mikel Landa is said to be joining team Movistar in 2018.

Landa won a stage and the mountains competition in the 2017 Giro d'Italia for Team Sky this May and is due to help Chris Froome in the Tour de France this July.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.