Nairo Quintana
The Condor of the Andes: Giro and Vuelta winner, twice second at the Tour.
Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian cyclist nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", a climbing specialist known for repeated attacks on steep gradients and a capable time triallist. His best results are overall victories in the 2014 Giro d'Italia and the 2016 Vuelta a España and second place in the Tour de France in 2013 and 2015. He has finished in the top ten of a Grand Tour twelve times, six of them on the podium, and his wins in other major stage races have made him the most successful road cyclist in Colombian history. Born into a farming family in Cómbita, near Tunja in Boyacá, he comes from a humble background; his brother Dayer also raced professionally alongside him.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
- Nickname
- The Lion
- El Cóndor de los Andes
- Nair Force KINGtana
- Nairoman
- Born
- 4 February 1990
- Birthplace
- Cómbita, Boyacá, Colombia
- Weight
- 58 kg / 128 lb
- Current team
- MOV
- Discipline
- Road
- Role
- Rider
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