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Nairo Quintana

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Nairo Quintana is a Colombian professional cyclist and a specialist climber known for sustained attacks on mountain stages. He won the Giro d'Italia in 2014 and the Vuelta a España in 2016, and finished on the podium of the Tour de France three times, including second place in 2013, the best Tour de France result by a Colombian or Latin American rider at the time. He has also won stage races including the Volta a Catalunya, Tour de Romandie and Tirreno-Adriatico, and rides for Movistar Team.

Facts
Birth Year
1990 1
Birth Date
1990-02-04 1
Nationality
Colombian 1
Career Highlight
Won the 2014 Giro d'Italia and the 2016 Vuelta a España, and finished runner up overall in the Tour de France in 2013 and 2015. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

Tour de France, Competitions
Source Nairo Quintana - Wikipedia

Plays

Cycling, Sports
Source Nairo Quintana - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Colombia

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Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a retired Colombian racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
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1. Nairo Quintana - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born field
    Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a retired Colombian racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence
    Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a retired Colombian racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
  • Lead paragraph, nationality clause
    Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a retired Colombian racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
  • Career highlights section
    His best career results are winning the 2014 Giro d'Italia and 2016 Vuelta a España, as well as 2nd place overall in the Tour de France of 2013 and 2015.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a retired Colombian racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
  • Plays: Cycling, lead paragraph, plays
    Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a retired Colombian racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
  • Competed In: Tour de France, lead paragraph, competed-in
    His best career results are winning the 2014 Giro d'Italia and 2016 Vuelta a España, as well as 2nd place overall in the Tour de France of 2013 and 2015.
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