Nairo Quintana confirmed his retirement from Tour of Switzerland 2024 this Tuesday morning. The cyclist from Boyacá had a fall in the second stage of the round on European soil and it was clear that despite the blow he managed to finish the day. The one from Movistar Team He was more than two minutes behind the pack, but seemed fine.
However, this morning before the start of the third day, the runner from Boyacá came out through the Spanish team’s social networks to talk about his physical condition. The champion of the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España confirmed his withdrawal from the rest of the race.
The rider explained that in his misstep on Monday he had a serious injury to his right hand. Although the Colombian runner was far away in the classification, everything indicated that he had the weapons to help Einer Rubio and Enrc Mas in looking for the top of the general classification.
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Movistar He confirmed on his networks Nairo’s withdrawal for the rest of the race: “He leaves us this message from the start of the 3rd stage of the Tour of Switzerland, in which he cannot participate due to his broken hand after a fall yesterday.”
With this, Nairo confirms that he will not be in the Tour de France as initially thought. The cyclist of Boyacá origin will be one of the weapons of the Iberian team in the Back to Spainthe telephone squad will aim with Enric Mas as its main stronghold in the French round.
The impact of Quintana’s injury and what his recovery time will be is not yet known. The cyclist born in Cómbita came from a great participation in the Giro d’Italia 2024.
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