Nairo Quintana to race in the Vuelta a Espana

Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana is the latest big name to be added to the 2015 Vuelta a España start list

Nairo Quintana on stage twenty of the 2015 Tour de France

(Image credit: Watson)

Colombian Nairo Quintana, second in the Tour de France behind Sky's Chris Froome, will race the Vuelta a España starting on August 22 in southern Spain.

Spain's Movistar team in blue confirmed his participation this morning in a press release. Despite his selection, Quintana reportedly wanted to skip the Vuelta after racing the Tour.

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