{"id":553716,"date":"2026-03-22T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/553716\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:22:17","slug":"official-nairo-quintana-retires-from-cycling-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/553716\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL | Nairo Quintana retires from cycling in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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His breakthrough at the top level came in 2013, when he finished second at the Tour de France, a result that placed him among the main contenders for Grand Tours and earned him international recognition. That same season he also took wins in stage races such as Itzulia Basque Country and the Vuelta a Burgos, consolidating his progression in the professional ranks.<\/p>\n

Nairo Quintana\u2019s statements<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an important day for me and for all my loved ones. I\u2019m here to tell you that this year will be the last of my career as a professional cyclist,\u201d said Nairo Quintana at the start of an emotional press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing back home, to Movistar Team, was more than just a return. I want to thank every teammate, every staff member and everyone who stood behind me in tough times. Thank you for being part of this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grand Tour triumphs<\/p>\n

The greatest success of his career came in 2014, when he won the Giro d\u2019Italia, becoming one of the few Colombian cyclists to claim a Grand Tour. In that edition he prevailed after a very solid final week in the mountains and also won decisive stages that allowed him to secure the overall.<\/p>\n

Two years later, in 2016, he took victory at the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, sealing his second win in a three-week race. With that result he became one of the riders to reach the podium in all three Grand Tours, having also finished second at the Tour de France twice and third in another edition.<\/p>\n

Across his career he amassed more than fifty professional wins, including general classifications in prestigious races such as Tirreno\u2013Adriatico, the Volta a Catalunya and the Tour de Romandie, as well as stage victories at the Giro, Tour and Vuelta.<\/p>\n

\"Nairo<\/p>\n

Nairo Quintana won the Giro d\u2019Italia in 2014<\/p>\n

A long spell at the elite level<\/p>\n

Much of his career was tied to Movistar Team, the outfit with which he claimed most of his successes and to which he returned in recent years after racing with other teams in the international peloton. In his final spell he often took on support roles for other leaders, while maintaining a presence in top-tier competitions.<\/p>\n

Even in the most recent seasons he continued to line up at international calendar events and stated his intention to keep competing as long as his condition allowed, while acknowledging that the end of his career was near after more than a decade at the top.<\/p>\n

With two Grand Tours, several Tour de France podiums and dozens of stage-race victories, Quintana bids farewell to professional cycling as one of the most prominent Latin American riders of recent decades and one of the most consistent climbers of the contemporary peloton. His career was defined by his regularity in high mountains and his ability to contend for the general classification in the sport\u2019s main tours.<\/p>\n

All of Nairo Quintana\u2019s victories as a professional cyclistWin N\u00baRaceCategoryDate 51 \u00a0Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2.1 2022-02-20 50 \u00a0Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var | Stage 3 2.1 2022-02-20 49 \u00a0Tour de la Provence 2.Pro 2022-02-13 48 \u00a0Tour de la Provence | Stage 3 2.Pro 2022-02-13 47 \u00a0Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo 2.1 2021-05-02 46 \u00a0Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo | Stage 1 2.1 2021-04-30 45 \u00a0Paris – Nice | Stage 7 2.UWT 2020-03-14 44 \u00a0Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2.1 2020-02-23 43 \u00a0Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var | Stage 2 2.1 2020-02-22 42 \u00a0Tour de La Provence 2.Pro 2020-02-16 41 \u00a0Tour de La Provence | Stage 3 2.Pro 2020-02-15 40 \u00a0La Vuelta ciclista a Espa\u00f1a | Stage 2 2.UWT 2019-08-25 39 \u00a0Tour de France | Stage 18 2.UWT 2019-07-25 38 \u00a0Colombia 2.1 | Stage 6 2.1 2019-02-17 37 \u00a0Tour de France | Stage 17 2.UWT 2018-07-25 36 \u00a0Tour de Suisse | Stage 7 2.UWT 2018-06-15 35 \u00a0Giro d’Italia | Stage 9 2.UWT 2017-05-14 34 \u00a0Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo 2.1 2017-05-01 33 \u00a0Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo | Stage 2 2.1 2017-04-30 32 \u00a0Tirreno\u2013Adriatico 2.UWT 2017-03-14 31 \u00a0Tirreno\u2013Adriatico | Stage 4 2.UWT 2017-03-11 30 \u00a0Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2.1 2017-02-05 29 \u00a0Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana | Stage 4 2.1 2017-02-04 28 \u00a0Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a 2.UWT 2016-09-11 27 \u00a0Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a | Stage 10 2.UWT 2016-08-29 26 \u00a0Route du Sud Cycliste – La D\u00e9p\u00eache du Midi 2.1 2016-06-19 25 \u00a0Route du Sud Cycliste – La D\u00e9p\u00eache du Midi | Stage 3 (ITT) 2.1 2016-06-17 24 \u00a0Tour de Romandie 2.UWT 2016-05-01 23 \u00a0Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 2.UWT 2016-04-28 22 \u00a0Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2.UWT 2016-03-27 21 \u00a0Tirreno\u2013Adriatico 2.UWT 2015-03-17 20 \u00a0Tirreno\u2013Adriatico | Stage 5 2.UWT 2015-03-15 19 \u00a0Vuelta a Burgos 2.HC 2014-08-17 18 \u00a0Vuelta a Burgos | Stage 3 2.HC 2014-08-15 17 \u00a0Giro d’Italia 2.UWT 2014-06-01 16 \u00a0Giro d’Italia | Stage 19 (ITT) 2.UWT 2014-05-30 15 \u00a0Giro d’Italia | Stage 16 2.UWT 2014-05-27 14 \u00a0Tour de San Luis 2.1 2014-01-26 13 \u00a0Tour de San Luis | Stage 4 2.1 2014-01-23 12 \u00a0Vuelta a Burgos 2.HC 2013-08-11 11 \u00a0Vuelta a Burgos | Stage 5 2.HC 2013-08-11 10 \u00a0Tour de France | Stage 20 WT 2013-07-20 9 \u00a0Itzulia Basque Country 2.UWT 2013-04-06 8 \u00a0Itzulia Basque Country | Stage 4 2.UWT 2013-04-04 7 \u00a0Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 3 WT 2013-03-20 6 \u00a0Giro dell’Emilia 1.HC 2012-10-06 5 \u00a0La Route du Sud Cycliste – La D\u00e9p\u00eache du Midi 2.1 2012-06-17 4 \u00a0La Route du Sud Cycliste – La D\u00e9p\u00eache du Midi | Stage 3 2.1 2012-06-16 3 \u00a0Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 | Stage 6 WT 2012-06-09 2 \u00a0Vuelta ciclista a la region de Murcia 2.1 2012-03-03 1 \u00a0Vuelta ciclista a la region de Murcia | Stage 1 2.1 2012-03-02 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" His breakthrough at the top level came in 2013, when he finished second at the Tour de…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-553716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}