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Good news for Mas: Quintana gets another chance with his favorite team despite anonymous year
CyclingThursday, 14 November 2024 at 16:09
Nairo Quintana has extended his contract at Movistar by one year. The 34-year-old Colombian was facing the end of his contract, and the lack of news meant that a departure from the WorldTour was thought for a long time. Despite an anonymous season, Quintana will get a year to prove himself.
Quintana and Movistar found each other heading into 2024 after the Colombian climber opted for an adventure at Team Arkéa-B&B Hotels at the end of 2019. There, he attracted a lot of attention due to a positive test for the drug Tramadol. This was not banned then, but Quintana was removed from competition and later even sent away from the French team.
We did not see Quintana in action in 2023, but Movistar offered him the chance to return in 2024. The previously successful GC rider's only achievement was second place in the fifteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia. He finished the Giro in nineteenth place, which, of course, contrasts with his superb past results: wins in the Giro in 2014, wins in the Vuelta in 2016, and second in the Tour twice.
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Quintana's contract delayed due to private circumstances
The lesser results were due to physical discomfort toward the spring and a crash in the Tour of Catalonia. According to
AS, it was already evident that Quintana and Movistar wanted to continue with each other, and this had been clear for some time. However, private circumstances caused delays. "Quintana's father is in hospital after a traffic accident, and he has also been preparing recently for his Gran Fondo Mexico, which will be held in December," it reads.
"The contract renewal should allow me to perform more consistently," Quintana explained in a video message. "I want to compete with the others again and help Enric (Mas) as much as possible in the grand tours."
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- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
- This is not a gravel race. UCI fail, from the surface they are on to team tactics. In what country was the first "gravel race" in what country is the most popular gravel race? Go with the race model that created the discipline.
Barnes127411-10-2024 - And don't forget he has now won 4 of the big 10 races (Grand tours, Monuments and WC/OG) in one year with a chance to make that 5. (5 has only been done once before)Joostmehrtens05-10-2024