Nairo Quintana and Eolo Kometa’s alleged interest in the cyclist: what do we know?

Nairobi Quintana He was recently in Mexico to define the details of the big fund that he will realize in this country. The Colombian cyclist shared the details of what happened on his social media and will now travel to Europe where he hopes to meet with the Union Cycliste Internationale to define his future and thus be able to find a team with which he can compete during the of the 2023 season.

He great Nairo Quintana background In Mexico it will take place between October 17 and 19, 2023 and as the days go by details will be confirmed for all those who wish to participate and be part of this race. In Mexico, the Colombian racer also took advantage of the time to go kart with the mayor of San Luis de Potosí, Enrique Galindo Ceballos and professional driver Ricardo Cordero.

Now crucial days are coming for Nairo Quintana and its future. The Colombian rider will travel to Europe, where he hopes to meet with certain entities and the leaders of certain teams in order to reach a possible agreement and thus be able to compete in the most important races of the calendar. The last time the Colombian was present in an official competition in the Old continent it was in the Tour de Francia 2022.

While all this is going on, a new rumor has appeared in the last few hours and it is that according to some press releases, the team Comet Aeolus, led by former racer and cycling legend Alberto Contador is interested in the national cyclist. This rumor arose because in an interview with Diario Marca, the team’s manager Fran Contador talked about the possibility of signing Nairo Quintana.

Regarding the possibility, Contador assured: “I think in all the professional continental teams his name appeared at some point”. In addition, this option took a lot of strength because the team, Eolo Kometa, is not part of the list of teams that belong to the Movement for a credible cycling.

Regarding this entity, Fran Contador assured that, “No, we’re not there. When we started as professionals in 2021, we did an assessment and decided no. We don’t have any other way of looking at cycling than in a totally transparent, credible and honest. Otherwise, we are not there. We do not consider it any other way because it is also linked to all our basic work. This decision came before we entered the category. The UCI did not tell us anything about this. We do not rule out entering the future, but, for the moment, we have not done so.

Although Nairo Quintana’s name is not specifically mentioned, there has been speculation about the possibility and it has generated a huge echo in the country as the Colombian has since September 2022 without a team because of what happened in the Tour de France.

The newspaper The weather consulted directly with the Italian team to try to get an answer regarding the possibility of the Colombian Nairo Quintana reaching the Italian team, however, the answer was not as expected and, on the contrary, it was quite forceful. “As far as the Nairo issue is concerned, there is nothing.”

Nairo Quintana played his last official competition on February 5 when he competed in the elite National Road event. On this occasion, the rider from Boyacá managed to place himself in third place, obtaining the bronze medal and was cheered by the fans Santandereanos who were present at the award ceremony. The man from Cómbita could not bear the emotion when he realized what had happened and the love they had given him.