Nairo Quintana has five victories in 2020 , in a devastating start with his new Arkea jersey. After going to professionals in his country and training there for three seasons in Boyacá it is for Vivirla and Colombia is Pasión, Nairo stayed eight campaigns at Movistar, from 2012 to 2019. A successful marriage, with the titles in the Giro de 2014 and the 2016 Vuelta , which ended in a divorce in which they tried to keep the forms, often without luck. Of course, both parties recognized "appreciation, wear and the need for fresh air . "
There is no doubt about something : the Colombian is one of the best climbers ever . According to the data published by the Cycling Visual website, Nairo Quintana has conquered at least one stage in the three great rounds, Giro, Tour and Vuelta, and in the seven traditionally most important one-week races : Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, Tour of Catalonia, the Basque Country, Tour of Romandía, Dauphiné and Tour of Switzerland. Only Laurent Jalabert had ever achieved such an achievement in all of history. Of the current active runners, Alejandro Valverde lacks wins in Tirreno and Switzerland; Thomas de Gendt, in the Basque Country and Tirreno; and Tony Martin, in the Giro and Catalunya.
At 30, Nairo lives a second youth with the Arkea. In the beginning of 2020 he has won two generals, La Provence and Var, and taken three pedigree summits: Mont Ventoux, Eze and La Colmiane . "Nairo is very tight, and now the results of that work are here," he said of himself after beating the last activity of his sport in quite a few weeks due to the coronavirus. Those who know him point to a psychological release (and the requirement of the sponsor) after living a troubled time with Movistar's tricefalia with Valverde and Mikel Landa . Arkea bets on him seamlessly. He signed his brother, Dayer, and Winner Anacona, two trusted men, and keeps him a figure contract until the end of 2022 .
Emmanuel Hubert, manager of the French squad, shows it in words: "He feels motivated and with our support, and we are also excited about his incorporation and his first successes. This must be the case on both sides. We will support him. We intend to continue with this same line for the Tour ". Although Eusebio Unzué, his former boss at Movistar, considers that Nairo's time in the majors “has passed” (between 2018 and 2019 he completed four top-tens in two Tours and two Tours, and achieved two sets in France and another in Spain ), El Cóndor wishes to prove otherwise . If the coronavirus allows it.
