Alex Dowsett wasn't selected by Movistar for the Italian Grand Tour but Quintana says he could form part of his Tour de France team
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Nairo Quintana’s complete guide to the Giro d’Italia 2017
Movistar's Nairo Quintana will take to the start of the Giro d'Italia as the pre-race favourite, and here's what he expects to happen over the three weeks.
Alex Dowsett misses out on Giro d’Italia as Movistar name squad to back Quintana
Movistar leader Nairo Quintana to be backed by strong team of domestiques as he tackles the 2017 Giro d'Italia (May 5-28)
Nairo Quintana: ‘I’ve got two or three different plans to prepare for the Tour after finishing the Giro’
Giro d'Italia favourite Naior Quintana has revealed a little about his preparations for the race, and how he will make sure he's still strong for the Tour.
Chris Froome: ‘I’ve never done two Grand Tours back to back and felt better in the second one’
Froome views Quintana’s Giro-Tour quest as ‘admirable’ but confirms it’s not for him
Nairo Quintana: ‘We’ll need to keep a close eye on Geraint Thomas at the Giro’
The Colombian said the Welshman would have challenged for the overall at Tirreno-Adriatico if his team time trial hadn't gone so wrong
Nairo Quintana confirms Tirreno-Adriatico overall victory as Rohan Dennis wins final time trial
Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) took victory in the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2017 as Nairo Quintana wins the race overall for a second time.
Team of the week: Sergio Henao, Peter Sagan, Nairo Quintana, and more
Our pick of the best riders from the last seven days of racing, which has featured some stand-out performances at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.
Nairo Quintana: ‘Tirreno win has little meaning ahead of the Giro’
Despite blowing his rivals away on the Monte Terminillo, Quintana says he's still not in full shape ahead of the Giro d'Italia
Adam Yates ‘I had to go full gas when Quintana attacked’
Adam Yates says that "if there's a chance, I'll go for it" to try and gain time on race leader Nairo Quintana in the remaining stages of Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy
Nairo Quintana blasts rivals to win Tirreno-Adriatico stage four; Thomas second, Yates third
Queen stage of 2017 Tirreno-Adriatico won by Nairo Quintana, with British riders Geraint Thomas second and Adam Yates third
Can a rider peak for two Grand Tours in a row?
Insiders say that attempting to win the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in one season is just not possible, and comment on how the attempt may affect Nairo Quintana
Pro Bike: Nairo Quintana’s Canyon Ultimate CF SLX (video)
Nairo Quintana's bike of choice for all races in the 2017 season is this Canyon Ultimate CF SLX, with Campagnolo electronic groupset
Nairo Quintana ‘not going to the Giro d’Italia just to train for the Tour de France’
Movistar team leader Nairo Quintana says that he's aiming to win both the Giro and Tour this year and won't just ride the former as training for the latter.
Grand Tour stars fail to ignite Abu Dhabi Tour: ‘it was a stand off’
Vincenzo Nibali, Romain Bardet and Fabio Aru explain why the big Grand Tour stars let Rui Costa and Ilnur Zakarin fight for Abu Dhabi Tour glory
Nairo Quintana ‘needs to do well in flat, windy stages’
Giro d'Italia and Tour de France contender Nairo Quintana heads to the Middle East to gain experience in riding windy, flat stages
Nairo Quintana wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana overall as storms batter finale
Severe winds lead to shortening of final stage of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, as Bryan Coquard takes the sprint win and Nairo Quintana the overall win
Peerless Nairo Quintana blows the field away at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) put in a scintillating display of climbing to win the queen stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and take the race lead.
Nairo Quintana: ‘The Giro/Tour is a challenge, and we accept that risk’
As Colombian Grand Tour specialist Nairo Quintana kicks off his season, he says that he is going to give the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France his best shot, with…
Simon and Adam Yates to kick off season alongside Nairo Quintana in Spain
The Yates twins will start their seasons at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana tomorrow, taking to the start line with Nairo Quintana and other top names.
‘We have the data that says Quintana can win the Giro and the Tour this year’
Movistar boss Eusebio Unzué is confident Nairo Quintana can improve over two Grand Tours in 2017 to complete an historic Giro/Tour double
Nairo Quintana confirms attempt at Giro/Tour double
Movistar's Nairo Quintana has confirmed that he will ride both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 2017, not defending his Vuelta a España title.
Nairo Quintana is ‘the only one to put Chris Froome in difficulty’
Nairo Quintana's Movistar team boss says that the Colombian is the only rider who can challenge Chris Froome in the Tour de France
‘There’s a chance that Nairo Quintana will ride the Giro and Tour’ says Movistar boss
Nairo Quintana reportedly said he will target an historic Grand Tour double in 2017, but his manager looked to play down speculation
100 Best Road Riders of 2016: #3 Nairo Quintana
We take a look at why Nairo Quintana has made it in as number three in the 100 Best Road Riders of 2016