A Nairo Quintana The options to continue pedaling are closed. It seems that those two analyzes that showed the substance tramadol in the Tour de France passed and led to the disqualification of his sixth place were the beginning of a tough stage that he has not been able to finish. This Wednesday he announced that he will continue cycling.
The Boyacá cyclist received notification of his punishment from the International Cycling Union (UCI) and appealed to him Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS), who ratified the decision. That hurt him.
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The shocking statements he delivered Roger Legay, president of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC)a TIME They were like a knockout that sent Quintana to the canvas, from which it will be difficult to get up. Legeay assured that Nairo “did not respect international standards and for this reason he was convicted by the UCI and confirmed by the TAS.”
What the leader of the MPCC assured has generated a series of reactions and unthinkable decisions in the previous days.
What Legeay said was strong, so much so that there is even talk that Nairo would announce his retirement this Wednesday, as assured by the Ciclismo en grande channel.
the illusion is over
Last week the recruitment fell with the Team Corratecfrom the second division, who had some interest in having him, according to what his manager told EL TIEMPO, Serge Parsani. Later, when Corratec was invited to the Giro d’Italia, Parsani himself confirmed to Antena 2 that Quintana’s arrival was impossible.
It is clear that violating the UCI regulation with the subject of tramadol, which is not doping because that substance is not on the list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)had brought negative consequences to the champion of the Vuelta a España in 2016.
His challenge to the UCI by appealing to the CAS was also not well received and then rumors arose that ASO, the organization of the Tour de France, pressured the teams not to hire him, something that could never be confirmed.
Nairo is not suspended, he has everything in order to continue racing, but the teams could not risk having a cyclist with two records of investigations into the use of prohibited substances, since it must be remembered that in 2020 his room was raided by the French Gendarmerie.
Nairo has no place in the world tourr, they took an interest in it, but wearing it was a serious inconvenience. A place in the Proteam category was ideal, but of the 18 teams that take part, 15 are affiliated with the MPCC, which has clear rules and “are not flexible”, as Legeay put it.
And if we talk about the teams continentalWell, anyway, Quintana was not going to move to a lower category, because in a short time to go from running the big three to only playing local competitions was crazy, but anything is possible.
In this last group are squads like the Team Medellinwho twice insisted that he sign, GW Shimano-Sidermec and Colombia Pact for Sport.
Nairo says that he continues, that he does not get off the bike, but he has no equipment. He warns that he is going to look for him, that he will travel to Europe for that, but the truth is that in the elite he has little field.
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Lisandro Rengifo
Editor of EL TIEMPO
@lisandroabel
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