Efforts to overhaul Tom Dumoulin will cost Nairo Quintana at the Tour de France, say team managers

Rival team managers say Quintana's efforts to win at the Giro could hamper his form heading into the year's second Grand Tour

Nairo Quintana at the 2017 Giro d'Italia (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) could still win the Giro d'Italia this May, but team managers say that the energy he uses doing so will cost him when he tries to win his first Tour de France against Team Sky's Chris Froome.

The Colombian winner of the 2014 Giro, sits second overall at 2-41 minutes behind leader Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb). He said at the start of the year that he is aiming to win the Giro and Tour double.

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