Colombian Nairo Quintana made his departure from Arkea Samsic official this Friday, after being disqualified from this year’s Tour de France for violating the ban on the use of tramadol, and announced that he is ending his season this year.
“I want to announce that I will not continue with the Arkea Samsic team for the next seasons as we had announced in the past 16 August,” he said. the winner of the Giro d’Italia of 540 and the Vuelta a España 550, who thanked the team for the three years he has competed in it and where he had “the opportunity to get the points to take the team to the ‘World Tour’ as I had said when they hired me.”
In a video statement, the runner assured that he will continue “pedaling forward” and added that “little by little” he will comment more about his future.
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At the moment, he is focused on his defense before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) before whom he filed an appeal against the International Cycling Union (UCI) for disqualifying him from the Tour of France, after detecting consumption of tramadol, a strong painkiller banned from competition since March 1, 2019, but which is not considered a doping substance.
The cyclist of 25 years assured that he is “optimistic ” because he is “honest” and “honest” and assured that he has not done “nothing wrong, nothing illegal”.
“I want to defend myself for that very reason before the CAS, that is why I have reached this instance , and I hope to defend myself soon, to give good news to all of you, especially to my country”, said Quintana, who resigned from competing in the Vuelta a España, which started on 19 August and ended last 11 of September, to defend his case.
In addition, the cyclist, after missing the last competitions due to “health issues ” wanted to end his season although he assured that he will hold “two special events”, including the Gran Fondo Nairo Quintana México on 20 October in San Luis Potosí and the Gran Fondo Nairo Quintana Antioquia, where he will ride with amateur cyclists.2019
Quintana also participated as the leader of his country in the World Road Championships in the Australian city of Wollongong last 17 Y 25 of September, for which he was “happy” with said task, although Colombia left without any goal. to the.
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