Nairo Quintana drops out of the 2024 Tour de France! This Monday, June 24, the Movistar Team made official the list of cyclists who will participate in the second big race of the season, but nairo, 34 years old, was finally not taken into account. Contrary to this, the Colombian quota will arrive on behalf of Fernando Gaviria.
Through a statement published on its website and disseminated on social networks, the Movistar announced the list of eight riders for the French competition. They are: Enric Mas (capo of the squad), Oier Lazkano, Davide Formolo, Nelson Oliveira, Alex Aranburu, Gaviria, Gregor Mühlberger and Javier Romo.
So that, Quintana will add your second consecutive absence in the competition par excellence of world cycling. His last time in this test occurred during the 2022 season, when he ended up being disqualified for having tested positive for the use of tramadol. In the 2023 edition he did not participate while his situation was resolved and now he is low again.
At the end of last year, just when the Movistar Team made official the return of Nairo Quintana and presented to the world its payroll for 2024, Eusebio Unzuédirector of the Spanish squad, confirmed that the boyacense would lead the team in the Giro from Italywhile Enric Mas I would do it in the Tour de France.
“We come from the concentration of Calpe12 days before the presentation and there we have finished a little to specify the calendars of practically the entire team. We have already made it a little clear that Nairo (Quintana) will lead the team, he will be our leader together with Einer (Rubio) in the Giro d’Italia; Enrique (Further) He will lead the team in the Tour and both will also be in the Vuelta a España“said the director at the time.
In addition to this, in his subsequent intervention, the same nairo He focused his speech on the Giro and the Vuelta, while he left the Tour aside: “I have to be honest, to tell them that I have to meet again. The Giro is a race that I have done a few times, but logically I really like it and we do know the Vuelta, we are also at home, and we will celebrate 100 years with a great responsibility.”
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Beyond the fact that his participation in the Tour de FranceIt is true that Nairo Quintana is currently recovering from a fracture in his right handafter suffering a hard fall during the second stage of the recent Return to Switzerland. As a result of this situation, the man born in Cómbita had to abandon the race.
“After his fall yesterday Monday during the second stage of the #TourdeSuisse, and due to the pain he was suffering, Nairo underwent radiological tests last night. Quintana suffers a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal of his right hand. The Colombian will continue treatment through immobilization and will not start today, Tuesday, in the 3rd stage. Cheer up, buddy,” the Movistar Team reported at the time.
