Nairo Quintana has confirmed that he will ride both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 2017, attempting to become the first man to win both races in the same year since Marco Pantani in 1998.
Movistar team manager Eusebio Unzué said in December that there was a chance that his start rider could attempt to win both the Giro and the Tour, something that the team has now confirmed
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Will Barta's Canyon bike snaps in Giro d'Italia stage 10 crashMovistar rider was caught up in incident in sodden day at Giro d'Italia
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Alejandro Valverde to return to racing with new Movistar gravel squadSpanish veteran will pin on numbers in his first ever gravel race at ‘La Indomable’ in Spain on 23 April
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Women’s WorldTour calendar 'a mess' and 'a nonsense' says Movistar bossThe UCI must invest in the bottom of the pyramid to ensure the sport’s future says Sebastián Unzué
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