'We will miss Alex Dowsett in the Giro d'Italia' says Nairo Quintana

The Brit wasn't selected by Movistar for the Italian Grand Tour but Quintana says he could form part of his Tour de France team

Alex Dowsett on stage three of the 2017 Tour de Romandie.

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Grand Tour star Nairo Quintana says that the Movistar team will miss Briton Alex Dowsett in their Giro d'Italia line-up over the next three weeks because of his ability to ride strongly over flat roads and through cross-winds.

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