Nairo Quintana

Colombia's general manager says Alex Cano "is the most famous cyclist racing in Colombia right now"

The season was filled with dramatic moves on the road, but five moments stand out above the rest

These WorldTour rookies impressed on the bike this season, earning podium spots and top-10s throughout the year

All eyes are on Nairo Quintana as the Tour de France offers up a route that favors the young Colombian climber

Whether pounding cobbles, battling in sprints, or winning mountain stages, these young riders will deliver excitement in the coming years

The Russian businessmen and owner of Tinkoff-Saxo admits his offer will not hold water with the top grand tour riders

Nairo Quintana says he will work to protect Colombian children on behalf of UNICEF, and also announced he will target the 2015 Vuelta

The Spaniard caps off his season by winning the UCI WorldTour points title over countryman Alberto Contador

The Frenchman says the UCI WorldTour calendar provides ample time to recover between the grand tours

Tinkoff-Saxo issued a statement detailing its "Three Grand Tours" proposal, which would pit top GC riders against one another for a €1 million prize

Tour de France champion says the strain of three grand tours is too much, and that he and his rivals don't need the money

Oleg Tinkov offers a purse of $1.3 million to be split between four of the sport's best riders if they ride each grand tour — can it work?

Contador wants to race — and win — the first two grand tours of 2015

The Colombian says his 2015 season will be based around the race for the yellow jersey

With the Vuelta in the rearview mirror, the 2015 Tour de France could see an epic clash of the GC titans

Contador's dramatic Vuelta victory against Chris Froome revives the debate that he is one of the greatest grand tour riders in history

The Giro d'Italia champion is expected to be back on a bike in 2-4 weeks and is approaching recovery with optimism

With the exit of Nairo Quintana, the Vuelta lost the one rider who could truly put a fright into Alberto Contador

Aru wins as Contador controls GC rivals. Froome grits his teeth through un jour sans, but Quintana has it worst, withdrawing after a crash

The 24-year-old Colombian crashes for the second time in two days and is taken to the hospital

Alberto Contador surged into the overall lead on day when archrivals Chris Froome stalled and Nairo Quintana crashed

Tony Martin wins the 36.7 kilometer time trial, while the GC picture crystalizes in Spain, with Contador in the driver's seat

Now, with his GC hopes as tattered as his torn skinsuit, Quintana vows to help teammate Alejandro Valverde at the Vuelta a España

TT world champion is best in Vuelta test, as race leader Nairo Quintana crashes, ceding overall lead to Alberto Contador

Tuesday's time trial will reshuffle the GC deck, and perhaps eliminate a few contenders, but it likely will not crown the overall winner

At Monday's press conference, Contador publicly admitted for the first time that he can compete to win the race for a third time

Nairo Quintana took command of the Spanish grand tour Sunday, but his rivals — including Alberto Contador — are right on his heels

Marquee names are battling in the opening stages of the Vuelta a España, delivering on the promise of the season's most exciting grand tour

The race is full of big names with low expectations, except for the 24-year-old Colombian and reigning Giro d’Italia champion

Valverde and Quintana lead heavily favored Movistar into the Vuelta in what could be the final chapter in the transition of power

Nairo Quintana, tied on time with race leader Daniel Moreno, bests him in the final race against the clock

Dani Moreno takes the lead on a tie on time with Nairo Quintana as Lloyd Mondory wins stage 5 in a sprint

The Colombian earns the stage win atop Lagunas de Neila to take command of the five-day race

The Colombian climber starts Wednesday’s Vuelta a Burgos as the man to beat

The young Colombian hopes to become the eighth rider ever to win both the Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia in the one season

Valverde quieted critics who said he blew a chance to finish on the Tour de France podium with a big win at the Clasica San Sebastian

The Spaniard has come under fire following his fourth-place performance in the Tour de France

The July 2014 issue of Velo looks ahead to the Tour de France, celebrates an upcoming summer of mountain biking, and more

Nairo Quintana, 24, overcame bad weather conditions and an illness to earn his first grand tour victory

Colombians celebrated Nairo Quintana's Giro d'Italia victory by heading outside and going for a bike ride

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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