Castrillo announced himself with two stunning breakaway stage wins at the 2024 Vuelta for little Kern Pharma — including the brutal Cuitu Negru summit — and Movistar snapped him up immediately. He arrives at his second Tour in the form of his life, having won the Spanish time trial title in a photo-finish thriller just days before the Grand Départ. In a stage-hunting Movistar squad, he is one of their sharpest weapons.
Palmarès
- Two stage wins Vuelta a España, stages 12 & 15 incl. Cuitu Negru (2024)
- Spanish national time trial champion (2026)
- Spanish U23 time trial champion (2022)
- Tour de France debut (2025)
Cut-out factHe is from Jaca, at the foot of the Aragonese Pyrenees, and his older brother Jaime also rode professionally — for Movistar, the very team Pablo now races for.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Cian Uijtdebroeks, Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda, Raúl García Pierna, Michel Hessmann, Nelson Oliveira, Javier Romo, Einer Rubio — see the full Movistar team page.
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