Nairo Quintana ready for the Tour de France, despite San Luis loss

Nairo Quintana may have lost the Tour de San Luis to Argentinean Daniel Diaz, but his form is in the right place for the Tour de France

Nairo Quintana at the 2015 Tour de San Luis

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) lost his chance to win Argentina's Tour de San Luis overnight, but says that he is still on track in his attempt to become Colombia's first Tour de France winner.

"I feel pretty much in the same condition on these climbs as I did last year," Quintana said after losing nearly a minute.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.