Nairo Quintana

Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian professional cyclist. He rides for Team Movistar. He is a specialist climber. In 2014 he won the Giro d'Italia. In 2013 he won the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France.

Career
In 2012, he moved to Europe to join the Spanish Movistar Team. He won the Vuelta a Murcia and also won the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Route du Sud and the Giro dell'Emilia.  At the Vuelta a Espana, he helped his teammate Alejandro Valverde finish in second place overall.

In 2013, Quintana won the Tour of the Basque Country and the Vuelta a Burgos.

At the 2013 Tour de France, Quintana attacked on the mountain stages and finished second overall. He also won the Young Riders Jersey and the Polka dot jersey competition for the best climber. 
 2014 season 

He won the Tour de San Luis and came second overall at Tirreno-Adriatico.

Because of the high mountains included in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, Quintana decided to try to win the Giro instead of racing in the Tour de France. He didn't begin the Giro very well, but rode strongly in the final week and won the race. As well as winning overall, Quintana won the white jersey for best young rider.

Achievements

2010
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stages 6 & 7

2011
1st 20px Mountains classification, Volta a Catalunya

2012
1st 20px Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 1
1st 20px Overall Route du Sud
1st Stage 3
1st Giro dell'Emilia
1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
1st Young rider classification, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

2013
1st 20px Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st 20px Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st 20px Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Stage 5
2nd Overall Tour de France
1st 20px Mountains classification
1st 20px Young rider classification
1st Stage 20
4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 3
7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

2014
1st 20px Overall Tour de San Luis
1st 20px Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
1st 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia Overall Giro d'Italia
1st 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia Young rider classification
1st Stages 16 & 19 (ITT)
2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st 20px Young rider classification
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya

References

Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Colombian cyclists
Category:Tour de France cyclists