“See you”: Nairo Quintana, very sad about the fracture that took him out of the 2024 Tour de Suisse
Eamidst the controversy that It meant the return of Nairo Quintana to the Movistar Team, after that UCI (International Cycling Union) incident. and the agreement not to hire him in any team, the rider returned with a leader profile and with responsibilities to move forward a renewed and with Enric Mas as the card for the big races. But the year did not start in the best way due to the contagion of COVID-19, a severe fall that caused him to tear the ligament in his right elbow and now, this fracture in a finger on his right hand.
Passing the complicated start in the Tour Colombia 2.1 2024 and the Vuelta a Catalunya 2024, the Giro d’Italia arrived and there he was seen combative, brave and finishing in box 19 at 54 minutes and 37 seconds. In that competition, he left a great image in stage 15 and fought until the end, but He was surpassed by the devastating pace of Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Team and was second in the queen of the mountain race.
After that, many thought that his presence could be present in the 2024 Tour de Francebut from the beginning it was known that the Movistar Team would seek the title with Mas, while Nairo would begin his preparation for the Vuelta a España 2024. Therefore, The season calendar put the Tour of Switzerland in its path and in the second stage a new problem arrived.
Message from Nairo Quintana for his retirement from the 2024 Tour de Suisse
In the Swiss competition, Quintana placed 115th in the first stage, 26 seconds behind the winner, and On the second day of competition he suffered the fall, which seemed minor, but that was in box 107 with a difference of 2 minutes and 49 seconds. But before starting the third stage, through a short and forceful statement, The Movistar Team reported the following:
After his fall yesterday, Monday, during the second stage of the Tour de Suisse, and due to the pain he was suffering, Nairo underwent radiological tests last night.
Quintana suffers a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal of his right hand. The Colombian will continue treatment through immobilization and will not start today, Tuesday, in the 3rd stage.
Cheer up, buddy
Well On his Instagram account, Nairo Quintana himself shared the image of part of his team and he left a photo of his time in the Tour of Switzerland and a short text, with a sad emoticon and a greeting for his followers:
(Sad face) See you next time, friends…
Furthermore, in a short video, the man from Boyacá reported to his followers what happened: “Yesterday I had the fall, I tried to escape, in the end I fell in the grass and I didn’t get any scratches or anything. In fact, I didn’t even have a scratch on my hand, but something hit me in the bone and I fractured my hand. I’m out. competition, but, again, to train hard and return to the races to come”,
What’s next for Nairo Quintana after the fall and withdrawal from the Tour de Suisse?
Already knowing that the Colombian’s injury is a fracture of one of the fingers of his right hand, it was learned that he will be alone until the end of stage 3, concentrated with the Movistar Team, and will return home to recover properly. “Without Nairo Quintana in the race – he remains with us today after his injury, he will return home tomorrow, Wednesday -, this Tuesday we will face a very winding 3rd day of the #TourdeSuisse, with an uphill finish in Rüschlikon”This is what the Spanish squad made official.
Among this new bad news, fortunately, This problem does not imply that Nairo Quintana should stop physical activity and that is why it is expected that he will continue with his work to join the team in a few weeks and remain on track to search the Vuelta a España 2024, which is special because the 100 years of the Telefónica company are celebratedowner of the team in which she races and with which she has a contract for all of 2024.
