Nairo Quintana receives a tremendous slam in his intention to run again in Europe

Nairo Quintana does not rest. The Boyacá cyclist, one of the best in the history of Colombia, cannot find a team that dares to hire his services, after the disqualification he experienced in the Tour de France last year, for the alleged intake of the substance tramadol .

Although Nairo Quintana did not violate any anti-doping regulations, the International Cycling Union (UCI) did find a violation of its regulations. And although Nairo defended himself legally, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS, for its acronym in French) dismissed his appeal.

Since then, it has been said that Quintana would be close to several teams in Europe. But, at least until now, one by one they have been denying their interest. The last to do so was the Astana team, where Miguel Ángel ‘Supermán’ López was riding and who was linked to Nairo a few days ago to supposedly run the Tour of Spain.

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Nairo Quintana: the martyrdom continues

In a chat with ‘Radio Cycling’, the manager of the Astana team, the former cyclist Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vinokurov, denied any rapprochement with Nairo.

“We don’t have a big budget. We are trying to bring a vueltomaniac, but we have never spoken with Quintana neither for La Vuelta nor for the next season.”said the ex-runner.

Then, due to the insistence of the subject, Vinokurov was accurate: “We try to find young talents.”

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