Geraint ThomasBritish cyclist Team Ineosused harsh adjectives to refer to Nairo Quintana. Through his podcast Cycling Club and in the company of Luke Rowehis teammate at Ineos, the champion of Tour de France 2018 called the boyacense “Damn rat”.
Both riders were talking about the Return to Cataloniacareer in which Wout Poels He recently confessed that he asked Nairo if he was still taking tramadolafter an alleged elbow given to him by the man from Boyacá.
Subsequently, both runners make predictions of the upcoming races, ensuring that the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar will win the Giro d’Italia. Then, when talking about Nairo Quintana, they assure that, although he is very talented, they cannot explain why he is running. “I shouldn’t be running, damn rat.” they comment, laughing.
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During his career and especially his time in Europe, Nairo Quintana had never had any problems with Geraint Thomas, his teammate. Egan Bernal at Ineos and who had his best performance in the 2018 season when he won the Tour, the following year he was second in the race, just after Bernal.
The cyclist from Boyacá returned to competition this year with the Movistar Team, after not having found a team in the 2023 season. Nairo was disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France after testing positive for the use of tramadolthe Colombian had finished sixth in the general classification.
Nairo Quintana will have his next competition with the Movistar Team between on Monday, April 1 and Saturday, April 6 in the Tour of the Basque Country. The Colombian cyclist continues preparing for what would be his first major event in the Italy spin.
