Nairo Quintana will skip Colombia Tour 2.1 to race in France
Nairo Quintana will follow his French Arkea-Samsic's team wishes in early season and race Paris-Nice and the Ardennes Classics, rather than the Colombia Tour.
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Arkéa–Samsic to create ‘sprinter unit’ around new signing Bouhanni
Signing of Bouhanni sees French second-tier outfit further bolstering their ranks in bid 'to be seen as a WorldTour team.'
Greipel leaves Arkea, Cavendish linked to Bahrain-Merida
Former teammates and longtime sprint rivals André Greipel and Mark Cavendish are heading in new directions for the upcoming seasons
Arkéa–Samsic confirm signing of ‘galactic star’ Quintana
Nairo Quintana has signed a three-year deal with the French Arkéa–Samsic team.