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Luck does not accompany Nairo Quintana. After his good performance in the Giro d’Italia, race in which he finished in 19th place and was fourth in the mountain classification, the Colombian was forced to abandon the Tour of Switzerland after the fall he suffered last Monday in the second stage between the towns of Vaduz and Regensdorf.
Although he finished the route, this Tuesday his Movistar team reported that the champion of the 2014 Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España did not start in the third fraction due to the injury he suffered in his right hand.
“Given the pain he was suffering, Nairo underwent radiological tests last night – Monday –. Quintana suffers a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal of his right hand. The Colombian will continue treatment through immobilization. Cheer up, buddy,” reported the telephone cast through their social networks.
“Yesterday I had the fall. I tried to free myself and finally fell on the grass. I didn’t get any scratches or anything, but something hit me in the bone and I fractured my hand, so I’m out of competition,” Quintana said.
“Now it’s time to train hard again to be able to compete in the upcoming races. Before leaving Switzerland I will accompany all my colleagues from the car, so it will be time to watch another race from the director’s companion cars,” added the beetle, who last March also He withdrew from the Tour of Catalonia when he fell during the seventh day.
