(Graham Watson)
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is reportedly set to miss the Olympic Games road race in Rio next month with an undiagnosed illness picked up at the Tour de France.
Colombian media reported after Sunday's finish to the Tour in Paris that the 26-year-old would not feature in the road race after suffering with an illness during the race.
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