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The convening of a press conference had fueled suspicions of a retirement announcement for the Colombian rider Nairo Quintana, soon to be 33, but “the Condor of the Andes” on the contrary reaffirmed on Wednesday January 25 his desire to continue his career. Disqualified from the Tour de France 2022 finished in 6th place and without a team since his breach of contract with the French Arkéa-Samsic, Nairo Quintana “ continue “to prepare for” participate in the most important races in the world “. Quintana said his intention to go to Europe very soon “ to see what can be done after having, he said, talked to some teams but the negotiation was not successful “. Winner of the Giro 2014, the Vuelta 2016, he never realized his dream of winning the Tour de France. He had to settle for two second places in 2013, from his first participation, and 2015, a third place in 2016 and three stage victories, each time triggering hysteria in his native Colombia, a country passionate about bike. If he is the most successful Colombian cyclist with 51 successes, his compatriot Egan Bernal is the only one to have ever won the Big Loop, in 2019.