Nairo Quintana

Many believe that the peloton is seeing the dawning of the Quintana era following the Colombian's historic victory in the Giro d'Italia

Movistar's Quintana collects the final maglia rosa as Giant-Shimano's Mezgec sprints to victory in the 21st stage in Trieste

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Movistar will not send Nairo Quintana to the Tour de France despite his dominance at the Giro d'Italia

The Aussie takes a second stage victory as race leader Quintana and rival Uran ride side by side to the finish atop the Zoncolan

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Nairo Quintana has left little doubt who is strongest in this Giro d'Italia, in what has been a controversial battle for the maglia rosa

The Colombian takes a 3:07 advantage into stage 20 following his performance in the uphill time trial

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Nairo Quintana maintains his grip on the pink jersey with three stages left in the race

Teams came up with a solution to end the polemic, with a time penalty on the leading riders, but the race jury refused to accept the offer

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Nairo Quintana and Movistar are defiantly pushing to win the pink jersey despite a growing firestorm surrounding the Stelvio descent controversy

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The Italian attacks in the final kilometer and holds on to win the stage in Vittorio Veneto

The morning after a controversial descent of the Stelvio, riders and teams at the Giro are still wondering how to solve the issue

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A wild stage brings a new Giro leader, and a more tightly packed group of contenders, as the race heads toward the finish in Trieste

Race officials insist there was never any discussion of neutralizing the descent off the snowy Stelvio summit.

The Colombian mastered the Giro's queen stage, which featured brutal weather on the first two of three climbs

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Movistar still believes that Quintana can win the pink jersey despite a Giro that's so far been about 'not losing'

Cadel Evans is in control of the GC at the Giro, holding a 57-second lead over his closest competitor. Can he go the distance?

Nairo Quintana is hoping Monday's rest day will help him recover and allow him to go on the attack in the Giro's decisive final week

The Giro peloton is facing a nasty mix of poor weather and slick roads throughout the first week of the corsa rosa

The Australian will wear the leader’s jersey for the fourth straight day in Thursday’s stage 6

Colombian climber Rigoberto Urán lines up with the pink jersey in his sights as the Giro faces its first mountain stages

Big names turn out for pre-race press conference and say they expect a wide-open, explosive Giro d'Italia

The GC field at the Giro is filled with riders both young and old, such as 24-year-old Nairo Quintana (above) and 37-year-old Cadel Evans

Movistar names short list from which it will choose to ride in the first grand tour of the season

Movistar director says the Spanish team is standing by its decision to send Quintana to Italy, even with Sky showing weakness

Carlos Betancur’s overall win at Paris-Nice was a significant one for his career — especially ahead of his Tour de France debut

Alberto Contador attacked 32km from the finish of stage 5 at Tirreno-Adriatico and was able to hold on for the win and the GC lead

Alberto Contador wins Tirreno stage 4 summit finish ahead of Quintana, Porte, Kwiatkowski, Urán and others

The absence of Chris Froome makes for a more unpredictable GC in Italy

Spanish team takes seven riders, including Nairo Quintana, to Formula One facility near London to hone aero positions

Spanish team sets new mark for wins in the early season with Valverde's third Ruta del Sol victory

Colombian says he would have returned to the Tour, if the decision were in his hands

"It's obvious that our goal must be to try to win one of three grand tours," said team manager Eusebio Unzué

Quintana will ride in a series of races in Spain and Italy before tackling the Giro, in which he will be the team's leader

After spending a week in Argentina, Neal Rogers provides a final analysis of the Tour de San Luis

Modolo pips Sagan in the stage-7 sprint as Quintana wraps up the final overall title

As Arredondo takes his second stage win, Quintana finishes third to confirm his grip on the leader's jersey by 35 seconds over Gaimon

Phinney misses stage win and Gaimon gives up overall lead in Argentina

Nairo Quintana won stage 4 of the Tour de San Luís aboard his new Canyon aero road frame and our tech team details the bike

Colombian says he's caught in between two of the sport's grand tours — and his team's sponsors

Reports show the route for this year's race offers something for everyone in the field

The Basque rider joined Movistar this week and said he's excited for a new season in a new kit

Andrew Hood reviews his 10 biggest stories of the year, from Horner to Froome, and everything in between

Argentina’s Tour de San Luis is attracting some of the biggest names in pro cycling for the January 19-26 season opener

Careful to avoid burning out its young Colombian star, Movistar will lean on Valverde as Tour leader in 2014

The Colombian had an explosive Tour de France debut this year but says the 2014 Giro course might suit him better

White and polka dot jerseys winner Nairo Quintana is Velo's Breakthrough Rider and Climber of the Year for 2013

Once dominated by a series of powerful, charismatic athletes, pro cycling has in recent years been producing one-off grand tour winners

Michele Scarponi has joined Vincenzo Nibali at Astana, and says his main goal for 2014 is to guide him to a Tour victory

The Colombian and his team say he is undecided between racing the Giro and the Tour in 2014, but a story claims his mind is made up

The 21-year-old signs with the UCI ProTeam after a successful season riding for an amateur outfit

The inclusion of cobblestones during a Tour de France stage next summer could potentially blow apart the GC leadership

The favorites have weighed in on the 2014 Tour route and Andrew Hood digs into the race's 21 stages

The Colombian had an electrifying Tour de France debut this year, winning two jerseys and a stage in the mountains

The 30-year-old notched just one victory in 2013 — what lies ahead for the Spanish star?

Retirements and the nation’s financial crisis are having a devastating effect on the peloton

The pair was among several riders to crash and/or abandon the worlds road race in Florence

The worlds kicked off with Sunday’s TTT, and the upcoming week is packed with drama — on and off the bike

With Vincenzo Nibali in prime position to win the Vuelta, he’s got a bigger goal in mind: next year’s Tour de France

The Colombian says the third grand tour of the season was never a goal in 2013, despite his Tour de France success

The Italian finished third overall at the five-day race, with the year’s final grand tour less than two weeks away

The pint-size Colombian wins the finale and the overall, and will head home to a hero's welcome

The young Colombian became a national hero with his Tour de France performance

Nibali, Basso, and others head to northern Spain for the five-day race ahead of the year's final grand tour

From Alberto Contador’s determination to BMC Racing’s disappointment, Matthew Beaudin relays his Tour takeaways

A number of riders that finished the Tour de France will line up for Saturday's one-day classic in Spain

The 28-year-old's Tour victory, combined with the top performances of other 20-somethings, confirmed there is a new breed of racers

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The race leader finishes third on the final mountain stage to confirm his grip on the overall victory

Colombian climber is the revelation of the 2013 Tour and is even surprising his Movistar bosses, who knew he was full of talent

"It is not specifically in WADA's mandate to accept specific team or individual requests," WADA says in a statement

Spanish, British teams set furious pace to distance Contador, securing yellow and white, and opening the GC podium for their riders