Nairo Quintana will compete again in international cycling with Movistar Team. And early on Thursday, December 21, the Spanish squad made the official presentation of its runners and the Colombian cyclist defined the two great laps he will play in the 2024 season.
When making known the sports calendars of several pedalists, Nairo said that in 2024 he will fight to return to the privilege posts of the international squad. And the mandamás of the telephone team, Eusebio Unzué, gave more details of the great laps that will play ‘Nairoman’.
“We come from the concentration and there we specify the calendar of almost all cyclists. Nairo will be our leader in the Tour of Italy with Einer Rubio. And both Nairo and Enric Mas will be playing the return to Spain, “he said from the entrance.
Then he added: “Logically, Nairo Quintana has been a person who has done a lot for this team and, although you have already been, hopefully he can contribute his experience and quality. Surely, he will help us get many things in 2024.”
Meanwhile, the aforementioned Colombian cyclist shared his sensations about the announcement of his squad. “I am very excited and happy for this new stage with the Movistar. I have received a lot of support from this team in the last decade and I carry its colors in my heart,” he began by saying.
And about his presence in the Tour of Italy and in the Tour of Spain he commented: “I have to be honest with you because I must meet again. The turn is a race that I have made a few times, but I like too much, and the return It is a competition that I know well because we are at home. It is a great responsibility to do it well and you have to join forces with Enric ma for this competition. “
Nairo Quintana and the memory of 2014 and 2016
Although several years have passed since he triumphed in the Tour of Italy and the return to Spain, it is time to remember the two most important victories of Nairo Quintana with the Movistar Team.
And it is that the consecration in the ‘Corsa Rosa’ came first, when in 2014 ‘Nairoman’ ended in the first position of the general classification after completing the corresponding route with a time of 88 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds.
Then, in 2016 his victory arrived in the Tour of Spain, which left him in the first position of the general with a time record of 83 hours, 31 minutes and 28 seconds.
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