He announced he wanted to "win all the races" when he presented to Bruz in November. Sunday, he already won one. Entering the Tour de la Provence, Colombian Nairo Quintana gave his team Arkéa-Samsic his first victory of the season in Aix. On Saturday, the climber had shone on the slopes of Mont Ventoux to win the stage and the head of the general classification of his first race in France in his new colors. Manhandled when he worked at Movistar, the little climber is perfectly integrated into the Breton team, resident of the. “I arrived in a team, a family. I feel at home, live again, I want to do the maximum with this jersey, "said the Colombian.
The choice to enlist the 30-year-old climber already pays off for his manager Emmanuel Hubert, who broke his piggy bank to offer himself one of the stars of world cycling. "Nairo has often been labeled a wait-and-see runner, but today the French public has discovered who Nairo Quintana is, a runner with an offensive spirit," said his manager. "I found the Nairo Quintana on this stage that I had led at the very beginning of his career, with more experience, but that same thirst for offensive cycling," added Yvon Ledanois.
Owain Doull's victory on the 4th and last stage of the Tour de la Provence, Nairo Quintana won the general classification. #lequipeVELO pic.twitter.com/nxB60R3tO0
- L'Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) February 16, 2020"And why not the Tour de France"
His sports director, who had rubbed shoulders with him upon his arrival at Movistar, was able to observe the good understanding between his foal and the champion of France Warren Barguil. “I chose this team because the atmosphere is quite family-friendly. I saw that it was a serious team and that I could be with my family, ”said Nairo Quintana when he arrived in Brittany. At Arkéa-Samsic, the climber evolves with his brother Dayer and his friend Winner Anacona.
The start of the season is almost perfect for the Breton team, who had already seen his sprinter Nacer Bouhanni win during the first stage of the Tour de Provence on Thursday. A second victory in 2020 for the other flagship recruit of the team, who seems to regain his best level. “We want to win a big Tour. And why not the Tour de France, ”said the bosses of Arkéa-Samsic last year. The French public is just waiting for that.
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