Nairo Quintana responds to critics: ‘They are very dismissive’

Nairobi Quintana He is one of the most experienced cyclists, he has a huge track record in his sports career and an enviable track record for many cyclists, despite this the Boyacá cyclist still has not found a team to compete on the calendar and is one of the most injured, prominent in the peloton. At the start of March 2022, the Beetle already had two stage victories and two titles in Europe.

What happened in the Tower of France, the sanction of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the TAS stop, the departure of Arkéa – Samsic and the veto of the Movement for a credible cycling they hurt his 2023 season. Cómbita runner Boyacá still hasn’t found a team and although many rumors have emerged, none of them have come to fruition. A few weeks ago, rumors indicated that the champion of the Giro d’Italia 2014 and the Tour of Spain 2016 was going to retire, which was denied by the same Beetle.

At that time, Quintana was adamant in mentioning that his big goal was, “compete againput on a bib, feel the need to respond to a team, the pain in the legs of the effort, but also the satisfaction of victory or of having given the best until the finish line, I want it, I need it because the competition is in me, but I also need a better environment so I can be calm and focused on it” –

Although the native of Boyacá has received offers from different Colombian teams to be able to play the most important competitions at the national level and some at the international level, Quintana has however ruled out this possibility because he is convinced that he will continue to compete at the highest level. level. level. “They offered me a privileged place in their training, however my interest is to keep raising the flag of the country in the great races of the world”he assured all the time.

In a recent interview conducted by the snail channel, Nairo Quintana has spoken about what has happened in recent months regarding his sports career and the situation he finds himself in as he has not been able to sign with any team. The boyacense assured that it feels, “calme” because he made no mistake or did nothing wrong.

He also responded strongly to people who criticize him for the moment he is going through, although he did not mention any names or refer to anyone in particular, the runner pointed out, “Sometimes you find characters who They are very dismissive.”

Even Nairo Quintana, who has shown that he remains firm despite the adversities he has faced in recent months, sent a message of resilience to all and underlined that, “if we fall we get up and we continue to fight. People say, ‘If this man could do it, I’m moving on too’”.

We recently learned that the Union Cycliste Internationale is apparently giving a hand to Nairo Quintana regarding the veto he has in the Movement for Credible Cycling, this so that he can find a team and can participate in races again. the most important. important schedule. This would allow the boyacense to negotiate with some of the squads that still have a quota in their respective models.

The WorldTour teams that have yet to complete their rosters and could be an option for the Colombian champion are, AG2R, Bahrain – Victorious, Groupama FDJ, Intermarché – Circus – Wanty, Jumbo – Visma, Soudal – Quick Step and Trek Segafredo.