Former Tour De France Runner-up and Multiple Grand Tour Champion Nairo Quintana Announces Retirement for End of Season

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Although off the roads he was shy, on the bike Nairo Quintana he became a daring beetle that shook Colombia. The son of a peasant family in Los Andes fought epic battles that made him a legend. The 36-year-old cyclist announced his retirement when the Movistar Team ended this season.

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Colombian champion confirms that he will stop cycling in 2026 and gets excited with his words about his legacy, his future and his impact on sport

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A great name for the cycling of the 2010s, Nairo Quintana will retire at the end of the current season as he announced this 22nd March on the sidelines of the Tour of Catalonia.

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Before starting the Volta a Catalunya, one of the many races he has won, Nairo Quintana summons the press and announces that he folds his wings. “I have come to tell you that this is my last season as a professional cyclist,” he says. “Every race running this year will be a great party, a last dance on every occasion.”

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Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana confirmed that the 2026 season will be the last of his professional career, ending a tour that marked the history of national and international sport. The announcement did so at an emotional press conference, in which he showed the mixture of gratitude and nostalgia that accompanies his ... The post Nairo Quintana announces his retreat: the farewell of an icon of Colombian cycling appeared first on ::Tolima Onlin…