"I feel like a kid again, like when I first came to the team" - Nairo Quintana about reunition with Movistar Team

After a long process, of comings and goings, Nairo Quintana is back, rejoining the team that made him great and that he made great, the Movistar Team. The Spanish squad welcomes him with enthusiasm and hopes to witness some of the better performances of his career.

"This is the second chapter, I face it with enthusiasm. It's about savoring every day, every minute, of what cycling emanates. I feel like a kid again, like when I first came to the team. Of course, with the great responsibility of contributing and transmitting the experience that I have accumulated in my sports career," said Quintana in an interview with AS.

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In relation to his teammate, Enric Mas, Quintana thanked him for the warm words and welcome: "We will be accomplices of memorable and, surely, historic moments. Working with Enric will make us bigger."

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