García Cortina signed with Bahrain–Merida for the 2017 season.[5] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[6] García Cortina won the 2017 Red Hook Criterium Milan fixed gear criterium race.[7] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[8]
In August 2020, it was announced that García Cortina was to join the Movistar Team on a three-year contract, from 2021.[4]