Nairo Quintana has deserted the Tour de Suisse after sustaining a fracture to a bone in his proper hand in a crash within the finale of stage 2 to Regensdorf.
Though Quintana was in a position to remount and full the stage, 2:23 down on winner Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), he was a non-starter on stage 3 following evaluation of his accidents on Monday night time.
“After his crash yesterday throughout the second stage of the Tour de Suisse, Nairo underwent radiological checks final night time because of the ache he was struggling,” learn an announcement from Movistar.
“Quintana suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal of the best hand. The Colombian’s hand might be handled with immobilisation and he won’t begin in the present day’s stage 3.”
A variety of riders crashed within the finale of stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse, together with Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), who suffered a damaged hip and collarbone.
It’s not but clear how lengthy Quintana will spend on the sidelines, however the Colombian was not as a result of journey this 12 months’s Tour de France having lately accomplished the Giro d’Italia in nineteenth place general. Because the begin of the season, Movistar have indicated that Quintana may even journey the Vuelta a España within the service of Enric Mas.
Quintana re-joined Movistar this season after spending the 2023 season on the sidelines having didn’t discover a group within the wake of his optimistic checks for Tramadol on the 2022 Tour de France.
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The 34-year-old has endured a troublesome comeback season after contracting COVID-19 throughout the Tour Colombia in February. That sickness delayed the beginning of his European season and he suffered an additional setback when he ruptured an arm ligament in a crash on the Volta a Catalunya.
These points noticed Quintana downgrade his Giro ambitions from the final classification to chasing stage wins. He went closest at Livigno on stage 15, putting second after being caught and handed by maglia rosa Tadej Pogačar on the ultimate strategy to the end.
Quintana lined out on the Tour de Suisse in help of Mas, who’s utilizing the Swiss race to construct in the direction of the Tour. It stays to be seen, nonetheless, if Mas might be flanked in July by Oier Lazkano, who confirmed hitherto unheralded climbing talents on the Critérium du Dauphiné. The Spanish champion is out of contract on the finish of this season and has been linked with a transfer to Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.
🏥👨🏻⚕️ 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: @NairoQuinCo Tras su caída ayer lunes durante la segunda etapa del #TourdeSuisse, y ante el dolor que sufría, Nairo pasó pruebas radiológicas anoche.Quintana sufre una fractura no desplazada del cuarto metacarpiano de la mano derecha. El… pic.twitter.com/hqFJMI4SjyJune 11, 2024
