Nairo Quintana's early season race programme is confirmed as he looks to the Tour

Manager talks up Colombian's credentials as Quintana looks to add Tour victory to his palmarès

Nairo Quintana wins, Criterium du Dauphine 2012, stage six
(Image credit: watson)

Movistar's manager Eusebio Unzúe has gone on the record to state that Nairo Quintana is the greatest climber he has ever worked with.

Unzúe confirmed the Colombian's early season race programme, which will lead to an assault on July's Tour de France, starting in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

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Jack Elton-Walters hails from the Isle of Wight, and would be quick to tell anyone that it's his favourite place to ride. He has covered a varied range of topics for Cycling Weekly, producing articles focusing on tech, professional racing and cycling culture. He moved on to work for Cyclist Magazine in 2017 where he stayed for four years until going freelance. He now returns to Cycling Weekly from time-to-time to cover racing, review cycling gear and write longer features for print and online.