Part of the Colombian cyclists feel persecuted by the highest international cycling organization, the International Cycling Union (UCI)). Nairo Quintana He recently offered a press conference where he denied various rumors about his retirement and expressed confidence in finding a team soon that would allow him to continue being part of the international squad.
Despite this, and due to the ‘veto’ situation of the UCI, Nairo Quintanawho in the press conference he gave said that he had the support of some colleagues, was found in Jarlison Pantano, a Colombian cyclist who was sanctioned by the UCI for four years after testing positive for EPOa new show of support.
In this sense, the former runner of Trek-Segafredohas pointed out that “in the case of Nairo (Quintana) Y Miguel Angel (Lopez) I feel that the UCI wants to destroy the image of us Colombians. It is very difficult and complicated for a professional team to hire a broker like Nairo Quintana at the moment. The UCI is a mafia that wants to hurt cyclists like Nairo Quintana.”
Source: La Verdad
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