Nairo Quintana to End 16-Year Racing Career at Giro dell'Emilia

Movistar has confirmed that Colombian star Nairo Quintana will officially end his 16-year professional racing career at the Giro dell'Emilia on Saturday.

The Italian Classic is the very race Quintana won back in 2012 at the start of his tenure with the Spanish World Team. The Giro dell'Emilia was one of the first major races he won at the age of 24, coming at the end of his debut season with Movistar.

During that victory, he soloed to the finish line ahead of two fellow professionals who have since retired: Fredrik Kessiakoff, who ended his career in 2014, and Franco Pellizotti, who hung up his wheels in 2018.