Nairo Quintana

Born in Cómbita, a town near the capital of Boyacá, Tunja,{{cite web |author=Jueves 31 de julio de 2014 |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclismo/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-12939317.html |title=Home archivo – Noticias Principales de Colombia y el Mundo – Noticias |publisher=Eltiempo.Com |access-date=2014-08-01}} in Colombia, to a farming family, Quintana comes from a humble background, but his family still saved up to buy Quintana a second-hand mountain bike to make the {{convert|16|km|abbr=on}} journey through the Eastern Ranges of the Andes to school{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/2013/04/who-is-nairo-quintana.html |title=Who is Nairo Quintana? |publisher=Cycling Inquisition |date=2013-04-06 |access-date=2013-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713105216/http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/2013/04/who-is-nairo-quintana.html |archive-date=July 13, 2013 }} and to travel from village to village to sell fruit and vegetables. At the age of 16 he also started working as a taxi driver using his father's car.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/cycling-weekly/nairo-quintana-odds-133864/2 |title=Nairo Quintana: Against all the odds (Part 2)|date=26 August 2014 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=11 July 2016}} Quintana resides in Cómbita, splitting his time between his native country and Pamplona in Navarre, Spain.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/cycling-weekly/nairo-quintana-odds-133864/3 |title=Nairo Quintana: Against all the odds (Part 3)|date=26 August 2014 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=11 July 2016}} His parents' names are Luis Quintana and Eloisa Rojas, and he has four siblings: sisters Nelly and Lady, and brothers Willington and Dayer.

At the age of 15 he was hit by a taxi whilst riding, leaving him in a coma for five days. Despite this, his father, a cycling fan, recognised Nairo's potential and spent 300,000 Colombian pesos (around £71.91) on a racing bike to see if Nairo could make a career in the sport.

He started his career on the team "Boyacá es para Vivirla". In 2010, Quintana won the Tour de l'Avenir whilst part of the team {{UCI team code|CEP|2010}} (racing for the Colombia national team in that race), proving to be one of the great prospects for the future of Colombian cycling.{{cite web |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/noticias/nairo-quintana |title=Nairo Quintana |author=Casa| access-date=2016-08-31}}

In 2012, Quintana moved to Europe to join the Spanish {{UCI team code|MOV|2012}}. He won the overall classification in the Vuelta a Murcia. Later, he took a prestigious victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné, when he sparked a counter-attack after a select group of riders including leader Bradley Wiggins reached the last escapee of the day. He held on to his solo lead in the descent leading to Morzine.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2012/stage-6/results |title=Dauphine: Wiggins and Sky dominate the Joux Plane |website=Cyclingnews.com|date=9 June 2012 |access-date=22 October 2012 |author=Susan Westemeyer}} After winning that stage, he later ended up winning the Route du Sud that year. Quintana made his Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta a España, where he was one of Alejandro Valverde's key climbing domestiques as Valverde finished second overall. Quintana finished 36th overall. In October, Quintana won the Giro dell'Emilia.

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In 2013, Quintana won stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya, and the following month, he won the queen stage of the Tour of the Basque Country by sprinting to victory after the final climb in Eibar–Arrate, two seconds before a group of six fellow overall contenders.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-4/results |title=Quintana wins in the rain on Arrate finish |website=Cyclingnews.com|date=4 April 2013 |access-date=6 April 2013 |author=Daniel Benson}} Quintana took the overall win in the final time trial by finishing second behind Tony Martin ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2013}}), gaining enough time over {{UCI team code|SKY|2013}}'s Sergio Henao to take the leader's jersey from him.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2013/stage-6/results |title=Quintana wins overall at Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco |website=Cyclingnews.com|date=6 April 2013 |access-date=6 April 2013}}

At the Tour de France, Quintana attacked on the Col de Pailheres during Stage 8 and became the first man to cross the highest pass that year. He was later overtaken, on the stage's penultimate climb, by race favourite Chris Froome. Quintana nonetheless took the lead of the young rider classification and received the award for that stage's most aggressive rider.{{cite news |url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2013/us/stage-8/news/flm/boom-froome-blows-the-race-to-pieces.html |title=Boom: Froome blows the race to pieces! |work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation |date=6 July 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728202604/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2013/us/stage-8/news/flm/boom-froome-blows-the-race-to-pieces.html |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} On stage 15 to Mont Ventoux, Quintana again attacked early on and only the race leader Froome was able to match him, eventually dropping him in the final {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} of the climb after they had raced up much of it together.{{cite web |title=Stage 15 Results – 2013 Tour de France |url=http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/stage-15/news/int/nairo-quintana-at-the-end-i-lacked-strength.html |access-date=2013-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716175719/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/stage-15/news/int/nairo-quintana-at-the-end-i-lacked-strength.html |archive-date=2013-07-16 |url-status=dead }} As a result, Quintana was able to advance to sixth place in the overall standings. Stage 18 for the first time including doing the famous and iconic Alpe d'Huez climb twice. Quintana's 4th-place finish on stage 18 – including two ascents of the climb to Alpe d'Huez – moved him into 3rd place in the overall standings. In stage 20, he attacked Froome, riding away from him in the last kilometre during the climb to Annecy-Semnoz. Quintana won the stage over Joaquim Rodríguez and Froome, moving securely into second place overall where he finished the Tour. He also won the young rider classification and the mountains classification. His second place in the general classification was the best result for a Colombian or Latin-American rider in the Tour de France, and the first Tour debutant to finish on the podium since Jan Ullrich in 1996. After the Tour, Quintana went on to win the Vuelta a Burgos, where he won stage 5 of the race after dropping Vincenzo Nibali on the final climb.

Due to the high mountains included in the Giro d'Italia, Quintana decided to aim for the Giro and skip the Tour de France.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10603994/Tour-de-France-2014-Boost-for-Chris-Froome-as-Nairo-Quintana-will-miss-race-in-favour-of-Giro-dItalia.html |title=Tour de France 2014: Boost for Chris Froome as Nairo Quintana will miss race in favour of Giro d'Italia |last=Cary |first=Tom |date=29 January 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph | access-date = 22 July 2015}} His 2014 season started off with an early overall victory at the Tour de San Luis after winning the mountaintop finish of Stage 4. Quintana placed second overall behind Alberto Contador at Tirreno–Adriatico in March,{{cite web |author=Nigel Wynn |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/contador-wins-tirreno-adriatico-2014-118237 |title=Alberto Contador wins Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 |publisher=Cycling Weekly |date= 2014-03-18|access-date=2014-07-31}} and finished fifth in the Volta a Catalunya after getting sick between the races.{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/03/news/joaquim-rodriguez-wins-volta-catalunya-lieuwe-westra-takes-finale_321936 |title=Joaquim Rodriguez wins Volta a Catalunya; Lieuwe Westra takes finale – VeloNews.com |publisher=Velonews.competitor.com |date=2014-03-30 |access-date=2014-07-31}}

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At the Giro, Quintana entered the race in weakened condition due to his earlier illness. Quintana's {{UCI team code|MOV|2014}} began with 8th place in the opening team time trial in Belfast, 55 seconds down on winners {{UCI team code|MTS men|2014}}, after rain during their effort.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/27281510 |title=How Nairo Quintana won his first Grand Tour |date=1 June 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=6 June 2014}} In Stage 6, Quintana was caught up behind a huge crash as the peloton approached the finishing climb of Monte Cassino, which saw him sit 2 minutes and 8 seconds behind leader Michael Matthews. After the individual time trial on Stage 12, Quintana was 6th overall, 3 minutes and 29 seconds behind new leader Rigoberto Urán.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/nairo-quintana-wins-2014-giro-ditalia-124942 |title=Nairo Quintana wins 2014 Giro d'Italia |date=1 June 2014 |work=Cycling Weekly |access-date=6 June 2014}} Quintana started to show strong form on stages 14 and 15, reducing the gap to 2' 40". He would later reach his top form in the last week of the race.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/giro-d-italia/10868240/Giro-dItalia-2014-stage-21-Movistars-Nairo-Quintana-seals-overall-victory-as-Colombians-turn-back-the-clock.html |title=Movistar's Nairo Quintana seals overall victory as Colombians turn back the clock |date=1 June 2014 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=6 June 2014|last1=MacLeary |first1=John }} In Stage 16, he claimed the general classification leader's pink jersey in controversial circumstances as some of his top rivals had mistakenly thought that the descent of the Stelvio Pass was neutralised; riding through dense fog and low visibility, Quintana joined an attack with Pierre Rolland and Ryder Hesjedal, eventually winning the stage and gaining 4' 11" on Urán. In stage 19, Quintana flew up the Monte Grappa, winning the mountain time trial by 17 seconds over Fabio Aru to extend his overall lead over Urán to 3 minutes and 7 seconds. He maintained his lead on Monte Zoncolan on Stage 20 and the final stage into Trieste. Quintana also won the white jersey for best young rider.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-proud-to-be-first-colombian-winner-of-the-giro-ditalia |title=Quintana proud to be first Colombian winner of the Giro d'Italia |date=1 June 2014 |work=Cycling News |access-date=6 June 2014}}

After the Giro, Quintana took a couple months off from racing. He returned to Europe in August aiming to win the Vuelta a España. Two weeks before the Vuelta a España, Quintana won the Vuelta a Burgos, winning stage 3 and coming in second in the final time trial to give himself enough time over second placed Daniel Moreno. In the Vuelta a España, Quintana had the race lead coming in to stage ten's individual time trial. However, he crashed badly after misjudging a bend and lost 4 minutes and the red jersey.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-loses-vuelta-a-espana-lead-in-near-catastrophic-crash |title=Quintana loses Vuelta a España lead in near-catastrophic crash |website=Cyclingnews.com|date=2 September 2014 |access-date=2 September 2014 |author=Alasdair Fotheringham}} He crashed again at the beginning of the next stage and withdrew from the race due to a broken collarbone.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-abandons-vuelta-a-espana |title=Quintana abandons Vuelta a España |website=Cyclingnews.com|date=3 September 2014 |access-date=3 September 2014}}

Quintana started his 2015 season at the Tour de San Luis,{{cite web |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclismo/venimos-con-un-equipo-joven-pero-quiero-ganar-nairo-quintana/15092160 |title=Declaraciones de Nairo Quintana a su llegada al Tour de San Luis |date=13 January 2015 |work=El Tiempo}} finishing third overall.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2015/stage-7/results |title=Diaz wins Tour de San Luis |date=25 January 2015 |access-date=15 March 2015 |website=Cyclingnews.com}} Quintana was originally scheduled to ride the Vuelta a Andalucía, but a crash at the Colombian National Road Race Championships caused his withdrawal.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/nairo-quintana-miss-vuelta-andalucia-nationals-crash-157478 |title=Nairo Quintana to miss Vuelta a Andalucía after nationals crash |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=15 March 2015 |author=Clarke, Stuart |website=Cycling Weekly}} His next race was therefore the Tirreno–Adriatico, where he took his first win of the 2015 season, in a snow blizzard on the summit finish at Monte Terminillo, taking over the race lead as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/nairo_Quintana |title=Nairo Quintana |work=ProCyclingStats |access-date=15 March 2015}} He would not relinquish the lead over the {{convert|10|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} final time trial and went on to win the overall as well as the young rider jersey.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/nairo-quintana-wins-2015-tirreno-adriatico-162563 |title=Nairo Quintana wins 2015 Tirreno-Adriatico |work=Cycling Weekly |date=17 March 2015 |access-date=17 March 2015 |author=Nigel Wynn}} Quintana was selected by his team for two cobbled classics – E3 Harelbeke and Dwars door Vlaanderen – in order to prepare him for the cobblestones that had been scheduled to be part of the Tour de France.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/quintana-race-cobbles-preparation-tour-pave-place-152178 |title=Quintana to race on cobbles in preparation for the Tour, but should the pavé have a place? |work=Cycling Weekly |access-date=15 March 2015 |author=Windsor, Richard|date=2015-01-12 }} Quintana continued his Tour de France preparation by racing the Tour de Romandie and the Tour of the Basque Country, finishing in 8th and 4th respectively. He then raced the Route du Sud where he battled Alberto Contador on stage 3 before finishing 2nd overall.{{cite web|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/contador-beats-quintana-in-a-thrilling-preview-of-tour-at-the-route-du-sud_374663|title=Contador beats Quintana in a thrilling preview of Tour at the Route du Sud|work=VeloNews.com|date=2015-06-20}} Quintana then stayed home to train in June further before coming to France for the Tour.

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On the second stage of the Tour de France, Quintana was caught out by a split in the peloton caused by high winds and lost a minute to Chris Froome and other favourites. On stage ten, the first mountain day, Quintana was the only rival that could stay with Froome, finishing another minute behind him. Quintana then tried to distance himself from the yellow jersey in the last week of the Tour, advancing himself into second place overall on stage 17. Facing a 2' 38" deficit to Froome on stage 19, Quintana promised he would attack Froome and he fulfilled that promise, gaining 30 seconds on Froome by the end of the stage.{{cite web|url=http://www.bicycling.com/racing/2015-tour-de-france/stage-19-analysis-nibali-and-quintana-attack-froome|title=Stage 19 Analysis: Nibali and Quintana Attack Froome|work=Bicycling|date=2015-07-24}}{{Cite web |url=http://allsports.com.gh/other_sports/cycling-nairo-quintana-will-keep-attacking-tour-de-france-leader-chris-froome-id4002681.html |title=Cycling: Nairo Quintana will keep attacking Tour de France leader Chris Froome | AllSports |access-date=2015-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143525/http://allsports.com.gh/other_sports/cycling-nairo-quintana-will-keep-attacking-tour-de-france-leader-chris-froome-id4002681.html |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }} On the penultimate stage, featuring the Alpe d'Huez climb, Quintana attacked Froome again, using his teammates Alejandro Valverde and Winner Anacona to prize out an advantage before going solo with {{convert|5|km|abbr=off}} to go. He gained time on Froome all the way to the finish, finishing second on the stage. Quintana finished the Tour in second place, 1' 12" behind Froome with Valverde in third place overall. He also won the white jersey, with his {{UCI team code|MOV|2015}} winning the team classification.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/25/chris-froome-tour-de-france-nairo-quintana|title=Chris Froome set for Tour de France win despite Nairo Quintana's attack|author=William Fotheringham|newspaper=the Guardian|date=2015-07-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bicycling.com/racing/2015-tour-de-france/pinot-wins-alpe-dhuez-stage-20|title=2015 Tour de France: Thibaut Pinot Wins Stage 20|work=Bicycling|date=2015-07-25}}

After the end of the Tour, Froome, Quintana, Valverde, and Vincenzo Nibali, the top four finishers in the Tour de France, announced their intentions to race the following grand tour, the Vuelta a España.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/21683/9935123/vuelta-a-espana-chris-froome-nairo-quintana-among-leading-contenders|title=Vuelta a España: Chris Froome & Nairo Quintana among contenders|author=Matt Westby|publisher=Sky Sports}} However, early on, Quintana did not look like he was on his best form. On stage 11, the queen stage, he lost three minutes to race leader Fabio Aru, falling to 9th place overall. Quintana admitted that he was suffering from a sickness and that he was considering abandoning the Vuelta.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/nairo-quintana-confident-of-vuelta-a-espana-comeback-after-illness-190107|title=Nairo Quintana confident of Vuelta a España comeback after illness|date=5 September 2015|work=Cycling Weekly}} However, he never did and came back to form on stage 14, finishing in sixth place and taking several seconds out of his overall rivals. He began his comeback on stage 17, an individual time trial, finishing a surprising sixth place and advancing himself from eighth place to fifth place overall.{{cite web|url=http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/09/2015-vuelta-a-espana-stage-17-itt-results/|title=2015 Vuelta a Espana Stage 17 (ITT) Results|author=CyclingTips|date=2015-09-09}} On the penultimate stage, Quintana joined a breakaway late in the stage with Rafał Majka to end the race in fourth place overall, just 30 seconds off the podium.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2565444-vuelta-a-espana-2015-stage-20-winner-highlights-updated-standings-schedule|title=Vuelta a Espana 2015: Stage 20 Winner, Highlights, Updated Standings, Schedule|author=Gianni Verschueren|work=Bleacher Report}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/sports/cycling/fabio-aru-wins-vuelta-a-espana.html|title=Fabio Aru Wins Vuelta a España|date=14 September 2015|work=The New York Times}}

In November 2015 it was announced that Quintana would compete in the Tour de France, the Olympic road race and the Vuelta a España in 2016{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/nairo-quintana-adds-vuelta-a-espana-to-hectic-2016-schedule-198410 |title=Nairo Quintana adds Vuelta a España to hectic 2016 schedule |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart |date=3 November 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=28 March 2016}} and that he would start his season at the Tour de San Luis.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/sagan-quintana-and-nibali-to-start-seasons-at-tour-de-san-luis-198549 |title=Sagan, Quintana and Nibali to start seasons at Tour de San Luis |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart |date=4 November 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=28 March 2016}} He finished third in San Luis behind his brother, Dayer, who took the win.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-san-luis/stage-7/results/ |title=Dayer Quintana wins Tour de San Luis |last1=Frattini |first1=Kirsten |date=24 January 2016 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108095355/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-san-luis/stage-7/results/ |archive-date=8 November 2015 }} He went on to take the general classification at the Volta a Catalunya, becoming the third Colombian to win the race and the first to do so since Hernán Buenahora in 1998.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2016/stage-7/results/ |title=Quintana wins Volta a Catalunya |last=Fotheringham |first=Alasdair |author-link=Alasdair Fotheringham|date=27 March 2016|website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=28 March 2016}} Two weeks later, and struggling with the effects of illness, he finished 3rd in the overall classification of the Tour of the Basque Country.{{cite web |url=http://www.movistarteam.com/noticias/2016-4-9/nairo-podio-en-la-itzulia-a-base-de-riesgo |title=Nairo, podio en la Itzulia |date=9 April 2016|access-date=9 April 2016}}

Quintana finished 3rd in the general classification of the Tour de France after suffering from allergies throughout much of the tour; {{UCI team code|MOV|2016}} won the team classification for the second year in a row. After the tour Quintana stated, "I won't take part in the Olympic Games. I want to recover and be ready for the Vuelta a España to give emotions and animate the race."{{cite web|title=Nairo Quintana: "I've had physical problems"|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-21/news/int/nairo-quintana-i-ve-had-physical-problems.html|website=Le Tour de France|access-date=25 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203152629/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/stage-21/news/int/nairo-quintana-i-ve-had-physical-problems.html|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Quintana succeeded with this strategy and won the Vuelta a España ahead of Chris Froome with the Colombian Esteban Chaves finishing third.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/first-vuelta-a-espana-victory-for-nairo-quintana-weekend-wrap/ |title=First Vuelta a España victory for Nairo Quintana – Weekend Wrap}} Quintana had gained over {{frac|2|1|2}} minutes over Froome on Stage 15 when he and Alberto Contador ({{UCI team code|TFS|2016}}) attacked together from {{convert|10|km|abbr=off}} into the stage and blew the race apart, isolating Froome from his {{UCI team code|SKY|2016}} teammates. Whilst Froome fought back and managed to gain back nearly all he had lost in a dominant victory on the stage 19 individual time trial to Calp, Quintana was able to follow several attacks by Froome on Stage 20, the final mountain stage to Alto de Aitana, to secure overall victory by 1:23 over Froome. By doing so, Quintana became the second Colombian after Luis Herrera in 1987 to win the Vuelta.{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-winning-vuelta-a-espana-gives-confidence-for-tour-de-france/ |title = Quintana: Winning Vuelta a España gives confidence for Tour de France}}

In December 2016, Quintana confirmed that he would target both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2017.{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-will-ride-the-2017-giro-ditalia/ |title = Quintana will ride the 2017 Giro d'Italia}} In March 2017, Quintana took overall victory at Tirreno–Adriatico for the second time in three years.{{cite news|title=Quintana seals Tirreno–Adriatico victory|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2017/stage-7/results/|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=14 March 2017|access-date=14 March 2017}} Quintana took the race lead after winning the queen stage of the race to Monte Terminillo, and maintained it to the end of the race, ultimately winning by 25 seconds over {{UCI team code|BMC|2017}} rider Rohan Dennis.

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At the Giro d'Italia, Quintana won Stage 9, the second mountain top finish stage of the race, arriving at the finish in Blockhaus 24 seconds ahead of Thibaut Pinot ({{UCI team code|FDJ|2017}}) and Tom Dumoulin ({{UCI team code|SUN|2017}}) to take the overall race lead.{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-9/results/ |title = Giro d'Italia 2019: Stage 9 Results}} However, Quintana could only finish 23rd on stage 10, a {{convert|39.8|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} individual time trial from Foligno to Montefalco, 2 minutes and 53 seconds behind Dumoulin who won the stage. By doing so, Dumoulin took the overall race lead by 2 minutes and 23 seconds over Quintana.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2017/stage-10/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Dumoulin surges to pink in stage 10 time trial|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=16 May 2017|access-date=16 May 2017|first=Stephen|last=Farrand}} Dumoulin won Stage 14, which featured a mountain top finish at Santuario di Oropa to extend his lead over Quintana by a further 14 seconds.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/tom-dumoulin-extends-giro-ditalia-lead-over-nairo-quintana-with-superb-summit-finish-victory-331768|first=Henry|last=Robertshaw|title=Tom Dumoulin distances Nairo Quintana on summit finish to extend Giro d'Italia lead|work=Cycling Weekly|date=20 May 2017|access-date=20 May 2017}} On Stage 16, Dumoulin experienced stomach problems and had to take a comfort break at the foot of the Umbrail Pass; none of the other contenders waited for Dumoulin and he finished more than two minutes down on stage winner Vincenzo Nibali ({{UCI team code|TBM|2017}}), with his lead over Quintana reduced to just 31 seconds. Dumoulin defended his lead until the stage 19 mountain finish in Piancavallo, where he crossed the line over a minute behind Quintana, who reclaimed the Maglia rosa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=171044|title=Giro d'Italia – Stage 19|website=www.procyclingstats.com|access-date=2017-06-02}} Quintana put fifteen more seconds into Dumoulin the following day on stage 20.{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=171045|title=Giro d'Italia – Stage 20|website=www.procyclingstats.com|access-date=2017-06-02}} Quintana began Stage 21, the final stage, a {{convert|29|km|abbr=off|adj=on}}-long individual time trial from Monza to Milan in the race lead, but was overhauled by Dumoulin, as second place on the stage took him from fourth to first place in the general classification. Quintana finished second overall, dashing his hopes of winning a Giro–Tour double.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/tom-dumoulin-overhauls-nairo-quintana-to-win-giro-ditalia-in-nail-biting-final-time-trial-333091|title=Tom Dumoulin overhauls Nairo Quintana to win Giro d'Italia in nail-biting final time trial – Cycling Weekly|date=28 May 2017|work=Cycling Weekly|access-date=28 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/giro-d-italia/2017/tom-dumoulin-wins-giro-ditalia-following-time-trial-masterclass_sto6185809/story.shtml |title=Tom Dumoulin wins Giro d'Italia following time-trial masterclass|date=28 May 2017 |website=Eurosport|access-date=28 May 2017}}

Quintana rode the Tour de France, but lost time on the first two mountain stages. Quintana lost even more time on the Col de Peyresourde on Stage 12, finishing more than two minutes down on stage winner Romain Bardet of {{UCI team code|ALM|2017}}. This left him more than four minutes off the race lead and he admitted after the stage that his Giro–Tour double bid 'has not worked out'.{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-admits-giro-tour-double-bid-has-not-worked-out/ |title = Quintana admits Giro-Tour double bid 'has not worked out'}} Quintana ultimately finished 12th overall, over 15 minutes down on the winner Chris Froome ({{UCI team code|SKY|2017|nolink=yes}}).{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-history-of-giro-tour-double-failures/ | title=A history of Giro-Tour double failures}}

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The main goal of Quintana's 2018 season was the Tour de France. He finished 2nd in the new Colombian stage race, Colombia Oro y Paz. His first race in Europe was Volta a Catalunya, in which he finished 2nd overall, 29 seconds behind teammate Alejandro Valverde. To prepare for the cobblestone stage in the Tour, Quintana chose to ride Dwars door Vlaanderen, and finished in 60th position. A week later, Quintana started in the Tour of the Basque Country. He advanced to 5th position overall on the final stage, after placing 5th on the stage. Quintana then prepared for the Tour by going to an altitude camp, and returned to racing for the Tour de Suisse. On stage 7 to Arosa, Quintana attacked with {{convert|30|km|abbr=off}} to go, and managed to reach the breakaway, pass it, and also keep the peloton behind him to take his first win of the season. Quintana's performance meant he was 2nd overall before the final {{convert|34|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} individual time trial; he ultimately dropped to third overall.

At stage 1 of the Tour de France, Quintana already had issues as he punctured both tyres, {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=off}} from the finish line. This meant that he lost 1 minute and 15 seconds to the other overall contenders. The situation also sparked debate as no {{UCI team code|MOV|2018}} teammate was there to help Quintana until Andrey Amador in the final kilometre. {{UCI team code|MOV|2018|nolink=yes}} finished 10th on the stage 3 team time trial, losing almost a minute to {{UCI team code|BMC|2018}}, and {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}. Quintana managed to finish together with the other overall contenders on the first challenging uphill finish on stage 6 to Mûr-de-Bretagne. He had to many people's surprise no problems when riding the cobblestone stage, and lost no time to the overall contenders on that stage. But when the peloton reached the Alps, Quintana suffered time losses. He made some small attacks, however they were all brought back by {{UCI team code|SKY|2018|nolink=yes}}, and Quintana got dropped very quickly after being caught. On the shortest stage of the Tour, Quintana bounced back in brilliant fashion and won the stage. His attack looked very similar to the one in the Tour de Suisse a month prior; he attacked on the bottom of the last climb, and quickly got a huge gap. He caught the last rider from the breakaway Tanel Kangert, and rode away in the distance. No one had the power to match him on that stage, and Quintana advanced to 5th place overall after the stage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/jul/25/tour-de-france-2018-stage-17s-grid-start-and-mountain-battle-live|title=Tour de France 2018: Thomas extends lead as Quintana wins stage 17 – as it happened|last=Glendenning|first=Barry|date=2018-07-25|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-07-25|issn=0261-3077}}

Quintana looked strong at the start of the Vuelta a España, and proved to be the best general classification rider on stage 13 to La Camperona. However his form dropped, and when the race hit the third week, Quintana dropped out of the podium after the Time trial on stage 16. He lost even more time on the following day to Balcon de Bizkaia. On stage 19 Quintana was only 6th place overall and had to attack if he wanted to win the race. Therefore, he attacked almost at the bottom of the final climb, but Thibaut Pinot and Simon Yates attacked and bridged the gap to Quintana. Quintana could not follow their pace, and ended up riding in support for Valverde.

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Quintana started his 2019 season in Argentina at the Vuelta a San Juan, where he finished 8th overall, with his usual domestique Winner Anacona taking the overall win. His first win of the season came at the Tour Colombia. Quintana was with the front group on the final climb on stage 6 to Alto de Palmas, before he was pushed off his bike after interference with a spectator. Quintana bridged the gap to the leaders before sprinting past Iván Sosa and Miguel Ángel López inside the final kilometre. In March, Quintana competed in Paris–Nice; he managed to get through the first couple of days with crosswinds very well, and managed to finish 17th in the individual time trial. On the stage to Col de Turini, Quintana was the only rider to stay with race leader Egan Bernal, and therefore climbed to 3rd overall in the race. On the final stage ascent to Côte de Peille, Quintana attacked and controlled the front group. He rode at the front of the race for almost {{convert|25|km|abbr=off}} before eventual stage winner Ion Izagirre attacked and got away. At one point Quintana had the virtual race lead over Bernal, but with no cooperation from his companions, the lead shrank to only 4 seconds to Bernal at the finish line; thus, Quintana finished 2nd overall in the race.

In September 2019, it was announced that Quintana – along with his brother Dayer Quintana and Winner Anacona – was moving to the {{UCI team code|BSE|2020}} team for the 2020 season.

Quintana competed in the 2020 Tour de France, where he placed 17th overall. On 16 September, while the race was ongoing, his hotel room and those of his brother Dayer and Anacona, were searched by French police with the riders also questioned. Authorities later confirmed on 21 September 2020 that they had opened a doping investigation against a "small part" of the Arkéa–Samsic team. This followed the "discovery of many health products including drugs (...) and especially a method that could be qualified as doping" during the raid.{{cite news |title=French police open doping investigation after Arkea-Samsic hotel search at Tour de France |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-police-open-doping-investigation-after-arkea-samsic-hotel-search-at-tour-de-france/ |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=cyclingnews.com |date=21 September 2020}} Two people, not employed by the team, but instead part of the personal entourage of riders understood to be Quintana and his two teammates, were put into custody.{{cite news |last1=Windsor |first1=Richard |title=Two people held by French authorities in Tour de France doping investigation |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/report-two-people-held-after-french-prosecutor-opens-investigation-of-doping-at-tour-de-france-469420 |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=Cycling Weekly |date=21 September 2020}}

In 2021 he rode Tirreno–Adriatico,{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/cycling/tirreno-adriatico/871072/|title=Tirreno - Adriatico 2021|website=RTÉ|date=16 March 2021|access-date=12 June 2023}} the Volta a Catalunya and the Critérium du Dauphiné,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/criterium-du-dauphine/2021/standings.shtml|title=Critérium du Dauphiné standings 2021|work=Eurosport|publisher=Discovery, Inc.|date=6 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2023}} but he finished outside the top 10 in each of them. During this timeframe, Quintana also won a stage, the general classification and the points classification at the Vuelta a Asturias.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-asturias-julio-alvarez-mendo-2021/stage-1/results/|title=Nairo Quintana wins Vuelta Asturias opener|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=1 May 2021|access-date=12 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-asturias-julio-alvarez-mendo-2021/stage-3/results/|title=Nairo Quintana wins Vuelta Asturias|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=2 May 2021|access-date=12 June 2023}} He entered the Tour de France but did not win any stages and finished 28th, having held the polka dot jersey as mountains classification leader for five stages in the second week.

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In February 2022, he started off the season with victories in two French stage races – the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var and the Tour de la Provence.{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/look-whos-back-nairo-quintana-starts-season-on-a-tear-in-provence-tour-du-var/|title=Look who's back: Nairo Quintana starts season on a tear in road to Tour de France: Back from COVID, back to his best? 'Nairoman' blasts to consecutive GC victories at Provence, Tour du Var|first=Jim|last=Cotton|website=VeloNews|date=21 February 2022|access-date=20 July 2022}} Then in March he took top-five finishes in Paris–Nice,{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-nice-2022/stage-8/results/|title=Roglic holds on to win Paris-Nice overall as Simon Yates attacks|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=13 March 2022|access-date=12 June 2023}} and the Volta a Catalunya, leading the latter for a day.{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|author-link=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-vows-to-battle-on-despite-losing-volta-a-catalunya-lead/|title=Quintana vows to battle on despite losing Volta a Catalunya lead|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=25 March 2022|access-date=12 June 2023}}

Whilst Quintana participated in Tour de France, including reaching fourth position at the start of the final week and finishing in the sixth position at the race's conclusion on July 24,{{cite web|url=https://cyclingtips.com/2022/07/all-hail-nairo-quintana-king-of-the-cobbles/|title=All hail Nairo Quintana, king of the cobbles: Meet your Flandrian-born Colombian, Nairo van Quintanen|first=Jonny|last=Long|website=Cyclingtips.com|date=6 July 2022|access-date=20 July 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2022/stage-11/vingegaard-turns-the-race-upside-down/1304634|title=Vingegaard turns the race upside down|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|date=13 July 2022|access-date=12 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/ciclismo/nairo-quintana-tour-de-francia-2022-resumen-etapa-17-video-688657|title=Nairo Quintana no pierde la guerra, es cuarto y pelea el podio del Tour|language=Spanish|trans-title=Nairo Quintana does not lose the war, is fourth and fights for the Tour podium|work=El Tiempo|publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A.|date=20 July 2022|access-date=20 July 2022}}{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gaudu-wins-battle-with-quintana-to-move-up-to-fourth-at-tour-de-france/|title=Gaudu wins battle with Quintana to move up to fourth at Tour de France|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=22 July 2022|access-date=12 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/62279048|title=Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard set for victory as Wout van Aert wins stage 20|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=23 July 2022|access-date=12 June 2023|quote=There were changes in the top 10 as Aleksandr Vlasov rose from seventh to fifth, above both Nairo Quintana and Louis Meintjes, while the latter dropped below Romain Bardet to eighth.}} his result was disqualified on August 17 when the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that he had tested positive for tramadol usage.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/17/cycling-nairo-quintana-disqualified-tour-de-france-positive-tramadol-test|title=Nairo Quintana disqualified from 2022 Tour de France after tramadol positive|work=The Guardian|agency=Reuters|date=17 August 2022|access-date=12 June 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/62580517 |title=Nairo Quintana disqualified from 2022 Tour de France for drug infringement |work=BBC News |date=17 August 2022 |access-date=7 September 2024}} He appealed the ruling, however the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed the appeal in November 2024.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Thewlis|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/nairo-quintanas-tour-de-france-tramadol-disqualification-confirmed|title=Nairo Quintana's Tour de France tramadol disqualification upheld|work=Cycling Weekly|date=4 November 2022|access-date=12 June 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/63498295 |title=Nairo Quintana's appeal against Tour de France disqualification dismissed |work=BBC News |date=3 November 2022 |access-date=7 September 2024}} Quintana did not receive a competition ban as at the time tramadol was forbidden on medical grounds by UCI, but not a banned substance under WADA rules.{{cite news |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wada-to-enforce-tramadol-ban-starting-in-2024/ |title=WADA to enforce tramadol ban starting in 2024 |work=Cylcing News |date=22 September 2023 |first=Laura |last=Weislo |access-date=7 September 2024}}

On 1 October, Quintana announced he had left the Arkea-Samsic team even though he had signed a three-year contract extension with the team in August.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/quintana-leaves-arkea-samsic-2022-10-01/ |title=Quintana leaves Arkea-Samsic |work=Reuters |date=1 October 2022 |access-date=7 September 2024}}

In February 2023, Quintana finished third in the Colombian National Road Race Championships; after Esteban Chaves made his race-winning attack with {{convert|6|km|abbr=off}} remaining, he was also beaten to the finish line by Daniel Martínez.{{cite news|url=https://www.copaci.org/en/esteban-chaves-the-new-colombian-road-champion-nairo-quintana-is-reborn-with-a-third-place/|title=Esteban Chaves, the new Colombian road champion; Nairo Quintana is reborn with a third place|website=Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo|date=5 February 2023|access-date=12 June 2023}}

Quintana rejoined the Movistar team in October 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nairo-quintana-rejoins-movistar-in-surprise-return-to-worldtour/ |title=Nairo Quintana rejoins Movistar in surprise return to WorldTour |date=28 October 2023 |work=Cycling News |first=James |last=Moultrie |access-date=7 September 2024}} In May 2024, he took part in the 2024 Giro d'Italia placing 19th in the general classification and winning two combativity awards.

Source:{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2276|title=Nairo Quintana|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|access-date=12 June 2023}}

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;2009

: 1st {{cjersey|colombia}} Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

: 1st Young rider classification, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

: 7th Subida a Urkiola

;2010

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour de l'Avenir

::1st Stages 7 & 8 (ITT)

: 2nd Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca

;2011

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Circuito de Combita

::1st Stage 1

: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification, Volta a Catalunya

;2012 (6 pro wins)

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Vuelta a Murcia

::1st Stage 1

: 1st {{cjersey|orange}} Overall Route du Sud

::1st Stage 3

: 1st Giro dell'Emilia

: 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné

: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

: 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

;2013 (6)

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour of the Basque Country

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Points classification

::1st Stage 4

: 1st {{cjersey|purple}} Overall Vuelta a Burgos

::1st Stage 5

: 2nd Overall Tour de France

::1st {{cjersey|polkadot}} Mountains classification

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 20

: 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya

::1st Stage 3

: 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

: 8th UCI World Tour

;2014 (7)

: 1st {{cjersey|pink}} Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stages 16 & 19 (ITT)

: 1st {{cjersey|purple}} Overall Vuelta a Burgos

::1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification

::1st Stage 3

: 1st {{cjersey|orange}} Overall Tour de San Luis

::1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification

::1st Stage 4

: Vuelta a España

::1st Stage 1 (TTT)

::Held {{cjersey|red}} after Stage 9

: 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

: 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya

: 6th UCI World Tour

;2015 (2)

: 1st {{cjersey|azul}} Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 5

: 2nd Overall Tour de France

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

: 2nd Overall Route du Sud

: 3rd UCI World Tour

: 3rd Overall Tour de San Luis

: 4th Overall Vuelta a España

: 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: 8th Overall Tour de Romandie

;2016 (7)

: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Overall Vuelta a España

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Combination classification

::1st Stage 10

::Held {{cjersey|blue polkadot}} after Stages 11–12

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour de Romandie

::1st Stage 2

: 1st {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Overall Volta a Catalunya

: 1st {{cjersey|orange}} Overall Route du Sud

::1st Stage 2b (ITT)

: 2nd UCI World Tour

: 3rd Overall Tour de France

: 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: 3rd Overall Tour de San Luis

: 4th Road race, National Road Championships

;2017 (7)

: 1st {{cjersey|azul}} Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

::1st Stage 4

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

::1st Stage 4

: 1st {{cjersey|blue}} Overall Vuelta a Asturias

::1st Stage 2

: 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

::1st Stage 9

::Held {{cjersey|pink}} after Stages 9 & 19–20

: 4th Milano–Torino

: 9th Giro di Lombardia

;2018 (2)

: 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya

: 2nd Overall Colombia Oro y Paz

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

::1st Stage 7

: 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: 7th Memorial Marco Pantani

: 8th Overall Vuelta a España

: 10th Overall Tour de France

::1st Stage 17

;2019 (3)

: 2nd Overall Paris–Nice

: 4th Overall Vuelta a España

::1st Stage 2

::Held {{cjersey|red}} after Stage 9

::Held {{cjersey|green}} after Stages 2–3 & 7–9

::{{cjersey|yellow number}} Combativity award Stage 17

: 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya

: 5th Overall Tour Colombia

::1st Stage 6

: 8th Overall Tour de France

::1st Stage 18

: 8th Overall Vuelta a San Juan

: 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

;2020 (5)

: 1st 20px Overall Tour de la Provence

::1st Stage 3

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification

::1st Stage 2

: National Road Championships

::2nd Time trial

::4th Road race

: 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain

: 6th Overall Paris–Nice

::1st Stage 7

: 8th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge

;2021 (2)

: 1st {{cjersey|turquoise}} Overall Vuelta a Asturias

::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification

::1st Stage 1

: 4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

: 4th Classic Grand Besançon Doubs

: 4th Tour du Jura

: 6th Tour du Doubs

: 7th Overall Tour of the Alps

: 9th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

: 9th Milano–Torino

: 10th Giro dell'Emilia

: Tour de France

::Held {{cjersey|polkadot}} after Stages 9–13

;2022 (4)

: 1st {{cjersey|black}} Overall Tour de la Provence

::1st {{cjersey|blue polkadot}} Mountains classification

::1st Stage 3

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification

::1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification

::1st Stage 3

: 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya

: 5th Overall Paris–Nice

: 6th Overall Tour de France{{efn|name=DQ|Quintana was disqualified from the race after two positive tests for tramadol.}}

: 7th Overall Route d'Occitanie

;2023

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

;2024

: 4th Time trial, National Road Championships

: Giro d'Italia

::{{cjersey|red number}} Combativity award Stages 15 & 17

;2025

: 6th Vuelta a Murcia

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In 2013 and 2014, Quintana was named as the Colombian athlete of the year ({{langx|es|Deportista del Año colombiano}}).{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nairo-quintana-named-colombian-athlete-of-the-year/|title=Nairo Quintana named Colombian athlete of the year|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=2 December 2013|access-date=12 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/noticias/nota/_/id/2250368/el-ciclista-nairo-quintana-repite-como-mejor-deportista-de-colombia-en-2014|title=El ciclista Nairo Quintana repite como mejor deportista de Colombia en 2014|language=Spanish|trans-title=The cyclist Nairo Quintana repeats as the best athlete of Colombia in 2014|work=ESPN Deportes|publisher=ESPN Inc.|agency=EFE|date=9 December 2014|access-date=12 June 2023}}

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Category:Colombian people of indigenous peoples descent

Category:Colombian taxi drivers

Category:Olympic cyclists for Colombia

Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Tour de Suisse stage winners

Category:Vuelta a Asturias winners

Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen