:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/I3I3NJ53GJCNNBPEIQ6HBDUYAA.jpg "Nairo Quintana's father has given new clues about his future 1")
the future of Nairobi Quintana He’s been on the air since he was disqualified from the Tour de Francia 2022 for alleged use of tramadol. Due to this decision of the International Cycling Union (UCI) and according to the regulations of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC)the Boyacá team at the time, Arkea-Samsic decided to break its contractual relationship with the winner of the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España.
Although he tried to appeal the UCI’s decision without success, forced to pay the financial penalty and maintain his disqualification from the gala race, he still has not defined his professional future. After announcing at a press conference that he was not considering retiring from the sport, he participated in the National Cycling Championships in Bucaramangawhere he finished third, making it clear that he is still able to continue competing.
However, so far everything has remained rumors, while Nairo himself and his work team have been very reserved with the information in this regard. On Friday March 3, Luis Quintana, the runner’s father, spoke in dialogue with The country de Cali that there is a great possibility of seeing him racing very soon with a European team:
“Nairo can ride for a European team and that’s where he is is that he hasn’t been suspended by the UCI (…) Several teams have been calling Nairo lately, interested in have it, and he’s working on it”
Regarding the information that Nairo is not suspended by the UCI, this has been ratified by Giuseppe AcquadroNairo’s manager, who had a conversation with The weather that the problems of its representatives are with the statutes of the MPCC which must be respected by the teams which are attached to it. Therefore, the options they are considering in their environment come from teams that are not related to the MPCC.
In fact, Nairo’s father is in Italy right now, precisely, completing certain milestones that, if successful, could end with him signing with a new team for the 2023 season:
“He left a few days ago for Europe, he is in Italy. He may be negotiating with a team, but for the moment he has not confirmed because he is the one calling us. You can update us at any time.”
In the same way, he expressed his optimism to see his son again in the big European races this year, assuring that he had prepared well for it. For its part, Acquadro revealed to the source that “In the space of two months, we can have something” but he was very cautious about any additional expectations related to Nairo’s professional future.
Nairo Quintana currently ranks as the active rider with the most overall World Tour wins, according to information from the Cycling world magazine. The Boyacá cyclist accumulates a total of 20 victories between the Grand Tours and the Classics, overtaking the British in the record Chris Froome, three times winner of the Tour de France and who has a total of 17 victories. The third is Cousins Roglicof Jumbo-Visma, with a total of 16 victories, including three in the Vuelta a España consecutively.
Further back they appear Tadej Pogacar with 12 victories, the current champion of the Vuelta a España Remco Evenepoelwith 11 overall wins and the British Geraint Thomason par with the Danes Jakob Birdsong with 10 wins each.