Nairo Quintana He made his fans wake up this Sunday morning in Colombia with every pedal stroke he gave in the queen stage of the Italy spin. Despite the little preparation prior to the race, the Colombian fought wheel to wheel with the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar to take the victory, although it was not enough against the best in the world today.
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The Movistar rider tried it and attacked from very far away, he passed Steinhauser and headed towards victory, but Pogacar He accelerated the pace and went for victory in the queen stage.
Nairo Quintana, figure of stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia
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nairo He couldn’t beat the champion, who caught up with him, passed him and looked at him out of the corner of his eye to head towards another stage victory, but the Colombian felt rejuvenated and pedaled for that second place that awakens the illusion, he saved himself for this fraction of 222 kilometers and responded.
Moved by a stellar return
After finishing in second place, 29 seconds behind the Slovenian, the runner born in Cómbita, Boyaca, analyzed what was the hard stage in the Italy spin and among the emotion, the work done by him and his team stood out Movistar.
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“It has been a stage that I liked, with a lot of unevenness. For me it is a great achievement, I have been saying it since the first day the Giro started and I hope to feel better. “We are on the right track,” highlighted the Colombian.
“I’m excited. It was a shame not to finish first, Pogacar is very strong and solid as we knew. The important thing is that we try, we work very well as a team. I knew these final ramps were very difficult, but I emptied myself. In the end I had to regulate,” said Nairo.
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Finally, the 33-year-old rider thanked Movistar for the trust in this Italy spin: “This second place tastes very good and I thank the team for taking me back to the competition.”
Nairo Quintana and Tadej Pogacar
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With his second place in stage 15, nairo He made the jump in the general classification and is approaching the ‘top-20’ of the classifications: he is in 22nd place, 35 minutes and 52 seconds behind Pogacar.
Tadej, moved by Nairo
Pogacar, winner of stage 15 and undisputed leader, spoke of the effort made this Sunday by the Colombian Nairo Quintana and revealed that from a very young age he followed in his footsteps, revealing a no small detail.
“When I was a kid I used to get angry with Nairo for not attacking from a distance when he was racing against Froome. Today he did very well,” highlighted the Slovenian after conquering the queen stage.
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