Nairo Quintana enjoys the Giro d’Italia: he received a tremendous reward after his sacrifice in stage 17

For stage 17, Nairo Quintana He tried his luck and joined the escape with the firm hope of winning a mountain prize. Although the objective was not met due to the ‘photo finish’, the man from Boyacá was applauded for his gallantry in the mountains.

After the day’s leak was dissolved, Niaro He was a key man for another Colombian in the general classification. Daniel Felipe Martínez He praised him and thanked him for rescuing him in the mountain, he was on the verge of collapse and the man from Boyacá arrived to lend him a hand.

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“On the previous port I felt a little alone, but well, thanks to Nairo who gave me some gels there because I really was already without anything,” he stated. Daniel Felipe Martínez, who today defends his second place overall in the Giro.

After being the protagonist in the escape and the mountain, and after the noble gesture with his compatriot even though he is not on his team, Nairo Quintana He was awarded this Thursday with the award for the most combative cyclist of stage 17.

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Before the start of stage 18 in Primiero Fairthe organization presented him with the award that was shared out of pride by the Movistar team through their social networks.

“For the second time in this ‘Corsa Rosa’, @NairoQuinCo was awarded the prize for the most combative of the 17th stage yesterday, Wednesday,” wrote the Spanish team.