Fatigued Nairo Quintana won't race before Tour de France

Nairo Quintana will not race the Route du Sud and instead rest before starting the Tour de France

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A fatigued Nairo Quintana will not race before the Tour de France and instead rest at home in preparation for the Tour de France, reports L'Equipe.

The Movistar rider finished second at the Giro d'Italia to Tom Dumoulin despite leading going into the final day's time trial.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.

Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.