DEspos of The punishment imposed on him by the International Cycling Union and the recommendations that no team should hire him in 2023, The year 2024 was marked by the return of Nero Quintana to big cycling around the world and it was with the Movistar team. But that return to the Spanish team was in the role of Accompany Enrique more , but not as the main boss and more focused on sharing his experience and directing the renovation.
But one of the points that the lady has made to her followers, especially to Colombians, is that Boyasnes did not ride the Tour de France 2024, who longed for the much-sought yellow dream And he can never get it. The fact is that the titles of the Giro d’italia in 2014 and the Vuelta a Espa in 2016, left the account hanging only on the concert tour.
And as Upon his return to the Movistar team, he announced at a press conference that he would not race in the tour: “It’s always good… And go up for free, you dream about many things. In that small time, being the runner-up twice in the Tour de France made us all rise here, getting first to Paris. He has been tried, he has fought in order to do this and I think today it is necessary to raise your hand and hand over the stick… We had this yellow dream, it wasn’t so bad, I was on the podium three times, we didn’t get there, but if we looked for ATRs, no one thought we could get there. And years later, with Egan Bernal, the yellow dream of Colombians came true.”.
Nero Quintana confirms that he will not ride the Tour de France in 2025 either
Well, at the end of 2024, after announcing the renewal for another year with the Spanish team, it was expected that Nero’s return to the tour would take place in 2025 , but the Colombian himself replied in an interview that he would not go: “The purpose of next year is the Vuelta a ESPA and the Giro d’italia, taking advantage of the leadership that the team can give us and the opportunities that we can look forward to completing a good season”.
That was one of the great answers he gave in an interview in Guatemala, within the framework of the Gran Fondo Goyt-El bariden, published by the todo Deportes media and also by the eve agency. But he also pointed out the time management between rehearsals and his parallel career , such as Gran Fondo Nero Quintana and other companies that he has in Colombia: “I have to complete my training as a professional, but for this, I have a great team behind me, which has been working for a long time. Now that I have arrived, everything is already organized.”.
The purpose of next year is the Vuelta a ESPA and the Giro d’italia, taking advantage of the leadership that the team can give us… I have to fulfill my workouts as a professional
And despite the fact that there were no victories for Quintana in the 2024 campaign, for Highlights his work at Movistar, focusing on improving for the next year: “We had a good season. There are always ups and downs, but we managed to finish well, we did well in Italy and now, we are really looking forward to starting in February with my team in Spain.”. This s, because he knows that the role has changed in his 34 years and assumes that as the case matures: “At this new stage , it’s my turn to start sharing experiences with young people , like every life cycle, maturity comes and we have to reinvent ourselves”.
The year 2024 has been complicated for one of the best Colombian cyclists in history , for many it is the best, Since I suffered from covid-19 while on the tour Colombia and strong all I took out of the tour of Catalonia. All this left him with lessons and as I shared in the above interview: “When you are a winner and a runner of the Maxima class, you always have to focus on jumping obstacles, you have to focus on winning the race, there is no step back, quickly rehabilitate and prepare for the competition”.
And finally, from the hand of The speech that Das aters gave when he was honored in the Colombian Senate and raised his voice for the lack of support for sports in his PAS, During this trip to Guatemala, I heard these words of Nairo Quintana about the importance of supporting athletes from a young age and focusing on contributing to society: “In the future I want to have the opportunity to help cycling in Latin America. It’s my goal… Investment is necessary to change the lifestyle of young people, get them out of crime, form good citizens and we will definitely have cases when they become heroes”.
When you are a winner and a runner of the first category, you always have to focus on jumping obstacles… Investment is necessary to change the lifestyle of young people, get them out of crime , form good citizens
We will have to wait if the boyasense calendar of the big calendar of 2025 is confirmed or if the Movistar team has any surprises , but it seems that in the past the yellow dream that Search 9 different opportunities with 2 second places (2013 and 2015) and Third Place (2016).
