Nairo Quintana has only been back with
Movistar Team for a few days and the Colombian press has not taken long to begin to start stirring up trouble within the team's structure. Specifically with
Enric Mas, who they say "does not look very favorably on the return of the Colombian".
In an article published by the
Antena 2 colleagues, it is stated that "Nairo Quintana would have his first contradictor in his return to Movistar". Delving into the 'news', it talks about Movistar failing to win any grand tour stage wins since Richard Carapaz won the 2019 Giro d'Italia and hints that Enric Mas has not been happy with Nairo's arrival.
Thus, it is even said that the Mallorcan is already considering that at a given moment he should work for Nairo: "The Iberian rider knows that the danger of having Nairo on his back is important. The hypothetical situation that puts them both with options to fight for a general classification can lead him to have to work for the Boyacense (from Boyaca, ed.)".
What is serious about the news is not that there is speculation that Enric could be Nairo's domestique (that will be defined on the road), but that Enric Mas, who has not spoken to ANY media, is not happy with the signing: "This situation has generated a conflict for the Spaniard who does not see the return of the Colombian in a very good light".
Nairo Quintana has been a year without competing, Movistar Team gives him the opportunity to return, the rider makes it clear that he wants to start from scratch and that he is no longer seeking to win overall classifications right away as he has in the past.
Article written by Juan Larra (@MrGladbach)