It is now official. After intial reports from El País, after an odyssey in the desert of more than a year Nairo Quintana has finally found a team and will return to race from 2024 in Movistar Team.
At 33 years old, he will return to the team with which he managed to win the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España and achieved 3 podiums in the Tour de France. In total, he achieved 40 wins between 2012 and 2019, the year he left for Arkéa Samsic.
In the French team his level dropped, although he remained a very important rider and in fact was key to promotion to the WorldTour. However, a positive for tramadol in the 2022 Tour de France caused the renewal agreement he had signed to be cancelled and he did not find a team for 2023.
Now, after an odyssey in the desert, after seeing how all the teams for which his arrival was rumored discarded his signing, it seems that he will return 'home' as reported, we insist, from El País. Carlos Arribas has stated that Movistar Team is expected to make the official announcement this Saturday, this has now come.
The Movistar team was unable to secure the services of Carlos Rodríguez and has decided to rely on a rider who is no longer ready to win overall races but who can contribute many points in a WorldTour classification in which they are not overmatched. Nairo Quintana has not stopped repeating that he has been training all year and that he is ready to face any challenge next year.
MOVISTAR TEAM 2024
CONFIRMED.
Alex Aranburu, Rubén Guerreiro, Oier Lazkano, Enric Mas, Vinícius Rangel, Iván Romeo, Sergio Samitier, Iván Sosa, Jorge Arcas, Will Barta, Iván García Cortina, Fernando Gaviria, Johan Jacobs, Gregor Mühlberger, Mathias Norsgaard, Nelson Oliveira, Antonio Pedrero, Einer Rubio, Gonzalo Serrano and Albert Torres.
TRANSFERS (official).
Pelayo Sánchez (Burgos BH), Remi Cavagna (Soudal), Davide Formolo (UAE), Manlio Moro (Zalf) and Javier Romo (Astana), Carlos Canal (Euskaltel), Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural).
RUNOURS (not confirmed).
🇨🇴🦅💙 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘃𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗮
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) October 28, 2023
Confirmamos que @NairoQuinCo formará parte de la plantilla de #MovistarTeam2024.
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Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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