Nairo Quintana suffers a setback again in the middle of his return to the World Tour, An injury will keep him off European roads for a long time and damages his plans and those of his team, the Movistar Team..
The runner born in Cómbita, Boyacá, He has a ligament injury, the Movistar Team confirmed this Thursday through their social networks, an injury that will leave him out of his next challenge, the Tour of the Alps.
The Colombian cyclist had to withdraw from the last stage of the Tour of Catalonia.
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“Quintana continues his recovery in Colombia this week, after the fall suffered in the recent Volta a Catalunya”were the words of the telephone cast.
And for lack of one, Nairo fell twice in the Return to Catalonia, in the penultimate stage he crashed and crossed the finish line with injuries to his knee. In the last fraction, he also lost his balance on his bicycle, this time he could not stand on the pedals and got into his team car to retire from the Spanish race.
Furthermore, the Quintana accused that he was sick during the classic in Catalonia: “The team, in general, has been very good, fighters, looking to get on the podium. The team's conditions have been good. However, these trees that we see in the background are the ones that have upset me the most and awakened my allergy. I had a very big crisis, so I hope to recover and continue supporting.
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nairo He will be without running for an indefinite period due to the practically complete rupture of the anterior sterno-clavicular ligament in his right arm, Movistar explained after carrying out the respective medical examinations.
“The Movistar Team man from Boyacá suffers a practically complete tear of the anterior sterno-clavicular ligament in his right arm”he claimed.
That was one of the reasons that led the Spanish team not to risk the Colombian runner in the Vuelta al País Vasco, in which they are. Rigoberto Urán, Santiago Buitrago, Esteban Chaves and Brandon Rivera.
“In order to ensure a full recovery, Nairo will not compete in his next scheduled event, the Tour of the Alps. His subsequent schedule will be communicated in the near future,” he claimed.
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